A Stitch in Time
A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively is a captivating tale published by Puffin Books in 1986. This edition spans 139 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Maria, a young girl who enjoys solitude and prefers the company of animals and objects over people. While on holiday in Lyme Regis, Maria begins to hear mysterious sounds and discovers a Victorian sampler that connects her to a ten-year-old girl named Harriet, raising questions about Harriet’s past and the events surrounding the sampler’s completion.
Readers will find a blend of juvenile fiction with elements of fantasy and magic as Maria delves deeper into Harriet’s world. The narrative explores themes of connection and curiosity, as Maria seeks to uncover the truth about Harriet and her sister Susan. This edition invites readers to join Maria on her journey of discovery, where the lines between reality and imagination blur, leading to an exploration of the past and its lingering effects.
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Maria likes to be alone with her thoughts. She talks to animals and objects, and generally prefers them to people. But whilst on holiday in Lyme Regis she begins to hear things that aren’t there — a swing creaking, a dog barking — and when their elderly landlady shows her a Victorian sampler, Maria feels a strange connection with the ten-year-old, Harriet, who stitched it. But what happened to Harriet? Why did her sister Susan finish the sampler? As Maria becomes more lost in Harriet’s world, she’s convinced that something tragic occurred!
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