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While Will’s first impression is greatly influenced by Tilly’s mind-set I did actually like him and this only increased as the story continued. Then she is out of the water and she knows no more until she wakes up wet and shivering in the kitchens of the grand house. There are small clues scattered throughout the book to answer these questions and the big reveal at the end is absolutely worth it. Just to give some idea about the characterisation, the main character, Tilly, is a vivacious and strong-willed girl who is easy to relate to.
After nearly drowning in the frozen lake of Frost Hollow Hall she discovers that she has made a connection with the ghost of Kit Barrington and she must help him to put things right. Frost Hollow Hall is a convincing read for any committed reader, who particularly enjoys historical stories. Is it possible that Tilly’s near tragedy might provoke something… Furthermore, what of the silent, resentful lady of the house? The other characters are also interesting, particularly the hosekeeper, Mrs Jessop, who is a paradox of forboding and maternal personalities, appearing to be hiding secrets of her own. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally).
Several years later I still believe that this book deserves far more attention than it has had to date. She believes that this vision is responsible for saving her life, and quickly attributes the vision to that of Kit. But Emma Carroll's book had such an enticing blurb and was set in Victorian times that I decided to give it a go. The pace only dropped once and I found myself wanting to skip on once Tilly had gotten the job as a maid but hadn't managed to find much out about Kit or the Barringtons but it soon picked up again when the ghostly activity was cranked up a notch.
Die Handlung selbst hat mich total gefesselt und ich konnte das Buch wirklich kaum aus der Hand legen. Whilst she is underwater, she sees ‘the most perfect creature… My very own angel, beautiful and full of light’ moving toward her. The principle mystery of the story is, why is the main character being overwhelmed with ghostly visions? I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books.Will’s invitation to ice skate on the frozen lake outside Frost Hollow Hall results in a near tragedy for Tilly.
It is told by Matilda (Tilly) Higgins, who, after falling in the forbidden lake at the Hall and being rescued by an angel, or a ghost, or even the watching Will Potter, loses her sister and father as they emigrate to America and then ends up as a maidservant at the Hall. Elegantly descriptive with a chilling theme, this is one for a cosy night if you like a tale with a hint of darkness. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. At the start of the novel, Tilly works as a ‘pupil-helper’ at her local school, ‘cleaning slates and carrying coal and showing the young ones how to read’. So perhaps it was unsurprising when, on the hottest day of the year so far, she decided to read the most wintry-named book she could find: Frost Hollow Hall by Emma Carroll.There doesn't seem to be a lot of Children's or YA Historical Fiction out there and this made me wish there was. Carroll's narrative voice and descriptive language set the scene and time excellently and I loved it. It’s a place beckoning both Tilly and her friend, Will, in – luring them towards secrets and ghosts: ‘It had got colder.
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