num_pages: 224
description: A totally absorbing novel about twelve-year-old Christina who is sent to live with her fierce uncle and his two sons in their decaying mansion, Flambards. Christina discovers a passion for horses and riding but finds herself part of a strange household, divided by emotional undercurrents and cruelty.
language: English
title: Flambards
titlecomplete: Flambards (Flambards, #1)
genres: Historical, British Literature, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Animals, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horses, Romance
ratings_count: 2014
series: Flambards
awards: awardedAt: 28800000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Oxford University Press