Astercote

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Penelope Lively: Astercote (1970, Heinemann)

156 pages

English language

Published Jan. 13, 1970 by Heinemann.

ISBN:
978-0-434-94890-1
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A brother and sister discover that nearby woods not only hide the site of a medieval village but also a well-kept and potentially dangerous secret.

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Review of 'Astercote' on 'Goodreads'

I read this because of the album "Astercote" by The Heartwood Institute: theheartwoodinstitute.bandcamp.com/album/astercote
The
book seemed half familiar like I may have read it 30 odd years ago, but the only Penelope Lively I really remember is "The Ghost of Thomas Kempe" which I had on tape...
This is an excellent story about a mysterious vanished village, I probably would have loved it and simultaneously been creeped out by it when I was 10.