by Maria Gripe · SM · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434838086
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Three young people are tasked with taking care of the flowers of an uninhabited house during the summer and, fascinated by its mystery, they explore it. In the attic, they discover a package of letters written in the 18th century by Andreas and his sister Magdalena, addressed to Emilie. The letters reveal Andreas' ideas, his love affairs with Emilie, and the tragic fate of both due to a curse linked to an Egyptian funerary statue. The young people embark on a search full of mysterious clues, unusual adventures, and disconcerting discoveries.
Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter, was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characters presented in short series of three or four books. For her lasting contribution to children's literature, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing in 1974.
