by Mary Stewart, Diane Mowat · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780194792325
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«This Rough Magic» is the mystery novel by Mary Stewart in a version by Diane Mowat, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (112 pages).
The actress Lucy Waring travels to the Greek island of Corfu to rest for a few weeks. The place hides dangers and mysteries: she meets a surly young man who seems to be hiding something, and two deaths by drowning turn her stay into an investigation full of suspense.
Graded reader from the Oxford Bookworms Library collection, Thriller & Adventure series, level 5 (CEFR B2, 1800 key words), with an English text of 24,750 words.
Intended for B2-level English students and for adults who want to practise the language with a mystery story.
Mary, Lady Stewart was a British novelist who developed the romantic mystery genre, featuring smart, adventurous heroines who could hold their own in dangerous situations. She also wrote children's books and poetry, but may be best known for her Merlin series, which straddles the boundary between the historical novel and fantasy.
