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Sinéad O'Hart
Hi Ramona - thank you for your question! I think there were a few reasons I chose The Secret Garden. First, of course, was the fact that it would have been published before Mr Cleat is given it as a child by his father, and that it would have been well-known enough for the elder Cleat to have acquired it as a cross-world artefact. Then, there were the parallels in the plot: a young girl sent to live in a distant (or, in Tess's case, not so distant geographically, but it may as well have been!) home with unfriendly 'relations', who has to uncover a mystery based around that house, and whose friendship with a maid is important to how the story unfolds. And I saw the scene in the garden, when Mr Cleat explains some of the mechanism of Interdimensional Harmonics to Tess, as being reminiscent of Mary's exploration of the garden at Misselthwaite. I hope that answered your question! Thanks for reading.
Sinéad O'Hart
Hi Anne Marie! Thank you for your question. The Eye of the North is aimed at readers from 8-12, but of course it should suit readers outside that age bracket, too, depending on the reader's own ability. I'd like to think it could be enjoyed by readers of any age. I hope that helps!
Sinéad O'Hart
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