Book description
"You know how it is when you get a feeling that something big
is going to happen? Well, it wasn't like that for me. In fact, that
Thursday started out like any other day."
With these words, Sarah Gilmore begins the remarkable story of what
happened when she and her mother, Maggie, suddenly found themselves
recipients of an unusual inheritance. A home of their own sounds too
good to be true to the Gilmores, who have been struggling to manage on
Maggie's income as a waitress - but the conditions that come with the
house are strange indeed. Then Sarah receives a message that she
should look for a mysterious bequest in an old chest and her
imagination runs to thoughts of jewels and wealth. She is disappointed
when the chest seems to yield nothing of value - until she learns the
truth about her legacy.
Valerie Sherrard is the author of 12 previous novels for young
people, including the Shelby Belgarden Mysteries, Watcher,
Sarah's Legacy, Speechless, and her first historical
novel, Three Million Acres of Flame. Her work has been
shortlisted for numerous Canadian awards, including the Red Maple,
White Pine, and Arthur Ellis Awards. She lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick.
