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    The Valley of Secrets
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Valley of Secrets

    Written by Charmian Hussey

    Narrated by Charles Keating

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    When Stephen, raised as an orphan, learns that he has inherited an estate in the Cornish countryside, he has no idea what to expect. And when he arrives at Lansbury Hall, there is no one to greet him . . . or so he thinks. But waiting for Stephen are his great uncle's diary of a journey long ago up the Amazon with a native guide . . . and a hidden valley filled with creatures from the Amazon rainforest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 11, 2005
    ISBN9780307206534
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    • 4/5
      This book was great. It's about an orphan who goes and trys to meet a relative, but only finds an empty house. Then these bugs start showing up and the house starts to feel really creepy. This was a nice light summer read.
    • 5/5
      Stephen Lansbury, an English orphan who has never known his relatives, receives an amazing inheritance from his great-uncle. Now he owns an estate called Lansbury Hall in Cornwall. He must meet the conditions of the will in order to inherit the property: leave the grounds and house as they are, never invite anyone to visit, and never share the results of his Great-Uncle Theodore's research. Great.
    • 4/5
      I actually "read" this as an audio book while we were traveling. The voice was perfect. The book has many wonderful descriptions. So you really got a feel for that the main character was feeling/seeing and sensing at the time. A great children's novel and once I started I couldn't put it down. The book is a tad predictable, however not in a bad way.I would highly reccomend. :)
    • 4/5
      The Valley of Secrets by Charmian Hussey - I wasn't sure about this one because the blurb on the back didn't say much about the story other than that it involved an orphaned boy who suddenly finds out that he's the only beneficiary in a never-before-seen great-uncle's will. But it takes place in Cornwall, which is, as any folklore lover knows, one of the most mysterious places on earth. We first meet Stephen Lansbury as he's just finished a course in botany and is fretting over whether to return to the children's home where he grew up or set off on his own. An elegant letter from Postlethwaite and Postlethwaite arrives, which brings Stephen to an odd interview with an ancient lawyer nestled comfortably in an office overrun by a jungle of plants. Bertie Postlethwaite informs Stephen that his great-uncle Theodore Lansbury has left him an estate in Cornwall, and Stephen should be getting on there right away to "take care of things."With a train ticket and 100 pounds from Mr. Postlethwaite in his pocket, Stephen heads to the wilds of Cornwall. There he finds gates that mysteriously open, overgrown grounds, and an empty but spotless manor house. As he explores, Stephen begins to notice things. Like the strange "woomp, woomp" calls in the forest, the fact that the house has no electricity, that some of the rooms have thick layers of dust all over everything while others are spotless, the odd hammocks hung in the library and in a room upstairs, and the creepy feeling that he's being watched. Eventually, Stephen finds his great-uncle's journals and becomes privy to a grand adventure had by his uncle and his friend B. As the days and weeks pass, Stephen comes to realize that his uncle brought part of his adventure home with him, a revelation that solidifies when Stephen finds an injured animal of a type he's never seen before. He nurses the animal back to health, and is eventually led by the animal to find the greatest secret of all.I confess that I am a sucker for stories that involve mysterious houses, unexpected inheritances and great secrets, so this book captivated me immediately. As I read, I felt like I was gently being led down a path and at the end I would find a fabulous gift. And that's just what I found at the end of this story. The events unfolded at exactly the right pace, and the characters were all wonderfully drawn. The only thing I didn't appreciate was the author's occasional tendency to preach about the destruction of the rainforest. Although the topic was certainly pertinent to the story, the facts were presented awkwardly and didn't really fit into the narration. All in all, though, this was a lovely, gentle story...give it a try.