One night whilst observing damage to St Paul’s Catherdral Flossie sees something shocking, the spirit of an SS officer spying in London, and as reports come through from other cemeteries in London Flossie begins to realise that this spy is no ordinary spy and she must battle to save all worlds. Whilst responsibilities in the Afterlife are enough it’s the world of the Living that are disturbing the Eternal Rest as World War II rages over London. But yet she watches over the interred spirits of Highgate Cemetary aided by the Spirit if Highgate itself that appears to her in the form of a friendly fox Hazel. Cover by Lisa Hortonįlossie Birdwhistle is dead. Oh how I would have read this to pieces as a child. This is a book that reaches back in time and delights the weird little child in me that embraced the spooky and magical side of life. Spirited Graveyards are not a new concept in children’s fiction but this blends gothic-tinted tales such as The Graveyard Book with Historical Fiction and a dash of Indiana Jones too.
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