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'Gritty and Uplifting''I absolutely loved it and am telling everyone about it.'All the odds are against her. She's young. She's female. She's from the rough end of town. But there's nowt poor about Lena Matthews.When a family tragedy takes thirteen year-old Lena from Manchester's back-to-back housing to a grand house in the dark, dark Peak, she thinks her problems might be over. But everyone in Norfolk House has a secret that they want her to keep - the slimy servants, annoying 'master' Henry Birtles, the lovely lady of the house, Mrs Birtles. Even the mill itself holds mysteries that need to be uncovered.For an outspoken Manchester lass, keeping her mouth shut is the hardest thing possible, and it could be her troubles are just beginning. But as her adventures take her through the unfamiliar hills, seasides and cities of Edwardian England, Lena might just discover her own destiny ... in some very unexpected places. Jill Marshall is the author of the best-selling Jane Blonde series and fiction for children, young adults and adults. Her middle-grade series about sensational girl spy, Jane Blonde,published by Macmillan Children's Books UK, has sold hundreds of thousands of copies around the world, featured as a World Book Day title and reached the UK Times Top 10 for all fiction. Jane Blonde has been optioned for film and TV and is currently undergoing some exciting Wower-ish transformations.Jill has now brought Jane together with her other series in this age group - Doghead, The Legend of Matilda Peppercorn, Stein & Frank - in a fantastic new ensemble series. Meet the SWAGG team, and their first book, SPOOK.As well as books for tweens and teens, Jill writes for young adults and adults, each with a collection of three stand-alone novels. She also writes for younger children, with a Hachette-published picture book for teenies, Kave-Tina Rox.When she's not writing books, Jill is a communications consultant and a proud mum and nana. She divides her time between the UK and New Zealand, and hopes one day to travel between the two by SatiSPI or ESPIdrilles.