The Boy at the Window — Lucy Strange

Will Hugo heed the pleas of the fog-shrouded figure at the window and welcome him inside? A spine-tingling ghost story from bestselling author Lucy Strange.

Folk say the fog plays tricks �" that it shapes itself into little hands and frightened faces that press at people's doors and windows, desperate to come inside. But Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. The boy's hollow eyes are haunting him. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door, and let him in? Brace yourselves for a chilling, wintery ghost story …

Reviews

“A ghost-story masterclass” �" Jennifer Killick

“Deliciously spooky” �" Dan Smith

“A classic ghost story from a master of the craft” �" Phil Hickes

“A truly haunting and beautifully written Gothic ghost story” �" Tamsin Winter

"Probably best read outside on a hot sunny day in easy reach of a defibrillator … Absolutely superb." -- Hilary McKay

About the author

Lucy Strange is the best-selling children's author of titles including The Secret of Nightingale Wood, a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, and Our Castle by the Sea, which was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize 2020, and was the first Independent Booksellers' Children's Book of the Month.