SuitabookFamily secrets and identity
Kate learns that the story she has been told about her father and a gravestone is incomplete, and follows clues towards Sattin Shore.
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Philippa Pearce - Author
A thoughtful, atmospheric family mystery in which Kate’s investigation opens difficult questions about death, secrecy and belonging. Its suspense is closely tied to emotional upheaval rather than adventure alone, and the ending involves significant family change.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA thoughtful, atmospheric family mystery in which Kate’s investigation opens difficult questions about death, secrecy and belonging. Its suspense is closely tied to emotional upheaval rather than adventure alone, and the ending involves significant family change.
Kate learns that the story she has been told about her father and a gravestone is incomplete, and follows clues towards Sattin Shore.
Kate, described as an inward child, faces mysteries and distress that expose her to adult secrets and cruelty.
Be ready for references to a father believed dead, a gravestone, drowning, cruelty, shame and distress.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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