![]() ![]() Karen Inglis describes it as, a time travel mystery adventure with modern twists - the kind of story that I loved to read as a child, but brought right up to date. Its page-turning plot, with its many twists and turns, makes it a firm favourite with both boys and girls. The Secret Lake has been described by readers as a modern Tom's Midnight Garden and compared in atmosphere with The Secret Garden and the Enid Blyton and Nancy Drew mystery adventure stories. Here they make both friends and enemies, and uncover startling connections between the past and present. Stella and Tom soon discover that they have travelled back in time to their home and its gardens almost 100 years earlier. The lake in the story was inspired by a beautiful pond up in Isabella Plantation, a magical enclosed woodland area in Richmond Park, to the south west of London. ![]() Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And whose are those children’s voices carried on the wind from beyond the woods? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. ![]() Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? ![]() When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour’s small dog. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers! Inglis debut, The Secret Lake (2011), was aimed at the 8-11 age group, whereas subsequent have books been aimed at younger readers including the 3-5 range. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. ![]()
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