by Robert Westall · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804352297
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«Lo stregone» is the suspense novel by Robert Westall, published by Mondadori in paperback (130 pages, in Italian).
Rose and her two children rent a country house in a remote English village. They soon discover that the house hides a secret and that the neighbors are watching them. Tension grows as they wonder why they are considered intruders and what happened to the previous owner, who disappeared seven years earlier. The vacation turns into a nightmare.
Published in 1991 in the «Libri per ragazzi» collection by Mondadori.
Suitable for young readers and fans of suspense fiction, with a rural setting that heightens the tension.
Robert Atkinson Westall was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of British war novelists". His first book, The Machine Gunners, won the 1975 Carnegie Medal for the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. It was named among the top ten Medal-winners at the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007. Westall also won a second Carnegie, a Smarties Prize, and the once-in-a-lifetime Guardian Prize.
