jucy_culps Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Hi, I really hope someone can help me!! I remember reading a book as a child (it would have been at some point in the 90's) and I have no idea what it was called or who it was by, but I remember loving it and would like to track it down for my children.... when I have them lol. Anyway, the story goes... The main character is a young girl who goes to say with her Grandmother (I think it's her Grandmother) who lives in this big victorian house. I have a feeling she went to stay with granny because she has some sort of injury, maybe a broken leg?? Anyway, while exploring the house she goes in to a room that used to be a nursery and finds a cupboard that has children's measuring marks on the inside. Something happens and the girl swaps places with a victorian girl who lived in house hundreds of years ago. Turns out a set of the measuring marks belonged to this victorian girl... The details are a little hazy after that, but it was really good! Please help Jucy_Culps xxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 This rings a bell, but for the life of me I can't think of it right now. I will have a good think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jucy_culps Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Thank you! It's been driving me mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) It sounds a bit like Jessamy by Barbara Sleigh. I love these children's 'time slip' novels - this one sounds good but it says it's out of print, and on Amazon it seems to go for about £12 a book. I found a list of other time slip books here. ETA: I found more about this on someone's blog - it definitely sounds like the book. Edited October 1, 2010 by Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jucy_culps Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 That's the one!!! As soon as I saw 'Jessamy' I remembered! Thank you so much Janet Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jucy_culps Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Who knows why I thought it was victorian lol... Oh well. The book has now made it's way on to my christmas list!! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It wasn't the one I was thinking of though...Oh no, no this is going to really plague me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) No problem - I'm glad to have helped for once! Have you read any other books of this genre? Tom's Midnight Garden is a good one. One of my all-time favourite childhood reads is The Ghosts by Antonia Barber (filmed as The Amazing Mr Blunden), which I was lucky enough to find second-hand as it's been out of print for years. Good luck finding this one. ETA: Got a synopsis for yours, Lovely-Chrissy? Edited October 1, 2010 by Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jucy_culps Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Tom's Midnight Garden! I had completely forgotten about this! It's the story with the clock that strikes 13 right? Wow,I am loving this nostalgia! I think these are the only two books in the genre that I have read, I haven't heard of The Ghosts but I will check it out for sure. Chrissy, Have you thought of what yours was yet? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelmaria Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 sounds like a good book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jucy_culps Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 It was Kelmaria, very magical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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