num_pages: 185
description: Louise returns to the house where she grew up, The Hollies. It's a refuge for the vanishing series: The Great British Aunt. There is Aunt Seraphina, who steals cuttings from under the park-keeper's nose; Aunt Rosa, who has only one eye but can hurl a cushion as straight as a die; and Aunt Cissie in her wheelchair, tiny and malevolent. Together, they probe the secrets hidden by family pride and home truths that have been conveniently forgotten...
language: English
title: Across the Common
titlecomplete: Across the Common
genres: Amazon, Gothic
ratings_count: 59
publisher: Abacus