![]() ![]() Talk of tea and washtubs and bathing the dog are a little confusing when she lives only with her aunts, and there is definitely not a dog in the house. Maggie is bored at the house, but starting to get used to it when she starts to hear strange voices coming through the walls. His comments about bees with hooves, hair oil to prevent hair rust, and several others topics that make no sense, but at the same time do make sense, make the book perfect. He is quite possibly my favourite character in the book. ![]() ![]() ![]() The only person who seems to have her back is her Uncle Morris, who is a little on the crazy side. Ideas, with which Maggie definitely does not agree. She is living with her elderly, very picky aunts, who have definite ideas on how a young lady should behave. Throughout the book, you learn the story behind the anniversary, starting with Maggie arriving at a new home after being kicked out of too many boarding schools. She is in a new home with girls she is learning to see as her sisters. The first chapter is Maggie, the heroine, thinking about the “anniversary”. You know from the start that it’s not going to be a feel-good book. We’d never heard of the book or the author, but for whatever reason, it appealed to us. My sister and I discovered this book at a flea market we went to with our Grandparents years ago. A childhood favourite: Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy ![]()
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