For her entire childhood Bonnie has lived happily at Willoughby Chase, despite the wolves lurking on the moors. When her parents depart for a extended vacation so Bonnie's mother can recover from an illness, Miss Slighcarp, a distance relative, stays to instruct the child and her cousin Sylvia. Quickly the girls ascertain that Miss Slighcarp and her companions have constructed a sinister plot and cannot be trusted.
I highly recommend it for its literary value. Sensitive readers may be appalled at Miss Slighcarp's and Mrs. Brisket's cruelty and abuse. Justice is administered at the end, and the "good" characters "win".
Some words are archaic. Papa calls Bonnie a "hussy" but was not being derogatory. Its definition has changed since the publishing of the book.
Points to discuss/warnings: scary scenes, abuse/cruelty
-Borrowed via inter-library loan The libraries in my county do not have this book!
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