SuitabookThe Ghost of Gosswater
Lucy Strange
- Reading
- Read the opening together if helpful, pausing to discuss the historical setting, the difference between a mystery and a frightening moment, and what Agatha might want to discover. Revisit reactions as secrets emerge.
- Themes
- Identity, family and belonging: Agatha is removed from her home and investigates who she really is after a stranger claims to be her father. The book does not clearly resolve its stance on this.
- Truth, secrecy and the supernatural: A midnight girl of light is linked to the revelation of terrible secrets from the past, alongside Agatha’s investigation. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The death, expulsion from home, threatening cousin, frightening dog and midnight supernatural visitor may merit a check-in with a sensitive reader. The extent of later danger is unclear.