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Chargement... Paradise Endpar Elizabeth Laird
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Tia may have everything money can buy, but in her lonely life there are some cruel secrets.Carly often finds herself gazing through the gates of Paradise End. She fantasizes about discovering that she was swapped at birth, and is in fact the rightful owner of the beautiful, empty mansion. She longs to escape the three-bedroom semi she shares with her ordinary parents, her revolting brother and annoying sister, to go and live in the palatial luxury of the fascinating house. Then she meets Tia, the daughter of the new tenant of Paradise End, and Carly begins to realize that life behind the impressive pillars and long, elegant windows isn't anything like her dream. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999ÉvaluationMoyenne:
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This book is written in the first person and seems a very accurate portrayal of a young teenager. The other characters are also well-drawn and the splendour that is Paradise End is easily visualised from Carly's descriptions.
Paradise End reminded me of The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall as they both have similar stories - in each there is a stately home, a child that lives there and a friendship with a more ordinary child leading to the realisation that money can't buy happiness. I enjoyed both of these books but feel that Paradise End, with its more gritty realism would suit older readers. Whilst The Penderwicks could be read by girls or boys, Paradise End is definitely a book for girls aged 12 and up. ( )