Thrilling, on the edge of your seat reading, Winterborne Home - For Vengeance and Valour
is a gripping mystery with more twists and turns than a labyrinth.
April is observant, smart, fearless and resilient.
She has been in twelve foster homes in ten years. This has taught her a great deal
about survival.
She was left at a fire station, with a note saying this is my baby April. Keep her safe. I will
be back soon. She continues to believe that her mother will return for her.
The only clue to her past is a key she has worn around her neck since she was
three.
Isabella Nelson heads a charity for the very
wealthy Winterbornes whose past is tied to tragic circumstances. Isabella picks
up April from hospital after she survives a museum fire she didn’t mean to
start.
From another foster home, she collects seven year old Violet who rarely
speaks, and thirteen year old Tim, Violet’s protector.
She offers these children a new, happier life at
Winterborne Home where Colin and Sadie already live, and where many secrets are
kept locked behind doors and in underground corridors.
Evert Winterborne is ready to claim ownership of
Winterborne. Ten years have passed since the heir, Gabriel Winterborne disappeared
and twenty years since Gabriel’s parents and siblings died in a boat explosion.
April is determined to find the lock that waits for
her key with the Winterborne crest carved into it. During her search for this
partnering, while deep in the bowels of the mansion, she discovers Gabriel and
his hiding place.
Why is he hiding when a fortune and a life of
luxury awaits him? What role does Isabelle Nelson play in all of this? Why does
Evert live in a mini mansion by the sea instead of his family’s home?
This well-crafted, fast-paced novel demands a one-sitting
read. Ally Carter has created an unstoppable heroine that blazes through the
book accompanied by a fantastic supporting cast of characters. Action-filled
pages keep the reader glued to their seat until the end. I loved it and can’t
wait for the next instalment.
Title:
Winterborne Home: For Vengeance and Valour
Author:
Ally Carter
Publisher: Hachette, $14.99
Publication
Date: March 2020
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780734419163
For
ages: 10+
Type:
Middle Grade fiction
