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The Swallow A Ghost Story edition by Charis Cotter Children eBooks

So very surprised by this book! The cover is stunning. I read this in a day. I fought sleep to read it. Lol
Charming.
It switches b\t two character's POV but rarely did it trip me up. Mostly it seemed seamless. Somehow I felt as tho I was living in the story. At times it might be a little scary to children. Children who r uses to this sort of story won't have any problems at all.
I would recommend it.
It is on sale now for only $2 the Amazon ebooks.


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The Swallow A Ghost Story edition by Charis Cotter Children eBooks Reviews

Once you pick up this book, you cannot put it down.

Rose and Polly, two early teen girls interweave a friendship that has the reader wondering which parts are real and is it possible that Winnie is not the only ghost that needs to find peace.

Like a movie from M. Night Shyamalan, the reader falls under the spell of The Swallow. Two young girls meet through the wall of their adjoining attics and form a quick friendship. One wishes that she could see the ghosts that she reads about, the other wishes that the ghosts she sees would go away. One feels invisible, ignored and alone, the other wishes that her large family full of annoying siblings and foster children, would just go away and leave her alone. What appears on the surface as two girls wanting what the other has, turns darker when the realities of their lives are exposed.

Like the movie, The Sixth Sense, there were clues along the way, but until the very end, you do not see the clues for what they are. Either that or you did not want to believe what you were reading. Either way, the conclusion is so encompassing that you literally get lost in the book. Like the clouded bubble that is mentioned, this is how you feel. The world falls away from you until you are sitting in the attic with Polly and Rose hearing the sad truth unfold.

Though a ghost story, this book is not terrifying. It is tragic and powerful. It is a story of love and friendship and coming to terms with your purpose.
Set in Canada in the 1960s, Polly and Rose meet after Rose’s parents move to the other side of the two-family home. Rose attends private school, where she’s largely unnoticed by classmates and teachers alike. Her parents are almost never home, working hard for the sock company that her grandfather founded. Rose deals mostly with the housekeeper, Kendrick, who barely speaks to her, leaving Rose feeling (justifiably) isolated and alone, seldom speaking or even eating.

Polly, on the other hand, can’t get a moment alone in her house. She has an older sister and two younger twin brothers, as well as three foster sisters. Her parents seem to have no time for her, as they’re busy working and keeping up with the rest of the family. Polly escapes to a room in the attic, desperate for some time to herself (though her little brothers know just where she’s hiding) when she hears singing coming from the other side of the attic. After constantly wishing for an adventure like she reads about in books, Polly believes that the voice she hears is coming from a ghost.

The girls form an unlikely friendship, after much resistance on Rose’s part. Polly, while obnoxious in her persistence in believing Rose is a ghost, is utterly charming. I enjoyed how each girl’s life delved into how loneliness can manifest and affect us all differently. It added emotional depth to the fantasy plot and a quote I found especially moving comes from Polly, in reference to her mother always being busy with the other children

“She always thinks I can manage, but sometimes I need her and she just isn’t there.”

There’s a bit of mystery involving Rose’s family history (nice little rhyme there) and an actual ghost in the story as well. The story is told in short little chapters (one or two pages or so) from each girl’s point of view. They often pick up where the other’s narration leaves off and it kept the plot moving forward, while the two perspectives kept me trying to figure out what was actually going on.

The end was somewhat predictable, yet as the story moved towards its close, it began to have a bigger impact on me. The more I thought about everything that had happened, the more moved I was, and this book definitely made me cry. There’s certainly a somewhat uplifting message contained in this ghost story, but I’ll be honest, this book made me depressed. But that’s a good thing! I’m always going on about books that get me going emotionally and I love anything that has such a deep impact on me.

I 100% recommend this story and I’m excited about Cotter’s next release in 2018. If you like your middle-grade with a darker tone, but emotional depth, I think you’ll enjoy The Swallow.

I received this book for free from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. All opinions in this post are my own.
When I requested THE SWALLOW by Charis Cotter from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers Program, I thought I might like it. I liked it very much!

The story shifts viewpoints from one girl, Polly, to another, Rose. It's set in 1963, a year I lived through, but in Toronto, Canada, which I have never visited.

Rose is a lonely only child. Polly wishes she were an only child. Besides her 17-year-old sister, Lucy, her 8-year-old twin brothers, Mark and Matthew, 16-year-old Marian and 15-year-old Gudrun live with the family. Baby Susan is the last straw for Polly because the baby shares her room. Polly is desperate for time to be alone and read, but the Horrors, as she calls the twins, keep finding her and teasing her.

Polly has escaped to the forbidden attic, which doesn't have a proper floor, so it's not safe. She's happily reading THE GHASTLY GHOST AT MY GATE by Philomena Faraday. The excerpts we get make me which the book were real. Polly hears mysterious singing. Could she be about to encounter a ghost of her very own?

Poor Rose does see ghosts, so she doesn't share or even understand Polly's desire to see one. Worse, Polly assumes that Rose is a ghost. No, but Rose's house really is haunted -- and the ghost is far from friendly. It's especially angry with Polly. Why?

The girls have plenty of difficulties trying to be friends. Rose's parents don't like Polly's father. The Horrors don't want Rose around Polly. Can the haunting be resolved? Will the girls be safe if it isn't?

There are mysteries and discoveries. I admit that one took me completely by surprise. I read the first two chapters one night and planned to read a little the next day. No, once I started chapter three, I couldn't stop until I was finished.

This isn't just a very good ghost story for children. It's good enough to entertain adults, too.
Good book.
So touching and mysterious l was stuck with the book the whole time l could have sobbed the whole time l was reading it
So very surprised by this book! The cover is stunning. I read this in a day. I fought sleep to read it. Lol
Charming.
It switches b\t two character's POV but rarely did it trip me up. Mostly it seemed seamless. Somehow I felt as tho I was living in the story. At times it might be a little scary to children. Children who r uses to this sort of story won't have any problems at all.
I would recommend it.
It is on sale now for only $2 the ebooks.