Rook by Gabriel Alington

Rook

by Gabriel Alington

Walker Books, 1989 [First Edition], ISBN 0744508398, hardcover, dust-jacket

Near fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dust-jacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing to edges and corners (see photographs)

"Nell lives with her parents, Colonel and Rose Dauntsey, on the family's vast Croft estate.  It's rather a dull life for a lively twelve-year-old girl, as the only other child in the house is her sickly baby brother Bub - and his nurse, the formidable Nanny Rice, won't let her near him.  There is Jack Briggs, the garden boy, but he is not considered suitable companion for Nell.  However, she does become friendly with him and together they explore Bagley's Wood, a part of the estate which for Nell is strictly out of bounds."