The House With A Clock In Its Walls Novel

John bellairs wrote the house with a clock in its walls in 1973.

The house with a clock in its walls novel.

I would have been even more delighted with every nuance of mystery suspense and humour when its protagonist lewis barnavelt matched my age. It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional american boy lewis barnavelt see list of lewis barnavelt novels. This book dwells on no sadness but our introduction to lewis is poignant. I wish i had known of it after i was a child.

A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer john bellairs soon to be a major motion picture starring cate blanchett and jack black. Zimmermann are both magicians. The house with a clock in its walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by john bellairs and illustrated by edward gorey. The house with a clock in its walls will cast its spell for a long time the new york times book review.

Comes to stay with his uncle jonathan he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. John bellairs 1938 1991 was an award winning american author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults including the house with a clock in its walls which received both the new york times outstanding book of the year award and the american library association children s books of more about john bellairs.