In this gripping, action-packed Hardy-esque story of courageous young girl goes to live with ghastly relatives, the brave if foolhardy heroine overcomes fear and just about everything thrown at her only to waltz off at the end to another adventure, making the book feel ultimately more like Part One of a series than a stand-alone novel. Themes are similar to those found elsewhere such as in Bronte's Wuthering Heights or Austen's Northanger Abbey, but this is nowhere near as well-written as any of those, being more Catherine Cookson in tone and language, though none the less thrilling for all that.
I really enjoyed this for its bleak evocation of scenery, air of mystery and above all the plot, which contained some genuine surprises.
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