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Marianne Dreams

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Beachtastic · 27/09/2025 19:36

Did anyone else love this book as a child?

For some reason I've been thinking about it the past couple of days and will read it again (paperback on order!).

Such a clever and interesting plot. Not to mention scary!

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CatChant · 30/09/2025 17:23

“Not the light!”

Wonderfully eerie, haunting novel. The rocks with eyes were very creepy.

I’ve looked for Marianne and Mark over the years but never come across a copy. The same with Come Back Lucy by Pamela Sykes, a time slip/ghost story set in the 1970s, which also has a rare sequel, Lucy Beware, that I’ve never tracked down.

I also love Charlotte Sometimes, The Ghosts (also published as The Amazing Mr Blunden), Tom’s Midnight Garden, When Marnie Was There and A Traveller in Time.

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Beachtastic · 30/09/2025 16:46

Latenightreader · 30/09/2025 16:22

I did too. A lovely mixture of dreamy and creepy, with a hopeful end.

Did you know there was a sequel called Marianne and Mark? I read it some years ago and didn't enjoy it very much, though can't remember much about it.

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No, I didn't know that! It sounds suspiciously as though they might be older and have some sort of weird teenage romance 😖🫣

@Sheeppig I haven't read When Marnie was There but I loved the Studio Ghibli film of it 🤩

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Latenightreader · 30/09/2025 16:22

I did too. A lovely mixture of dreamy and creepy, with a hopeful end.

Did you know there was a sequel called Marianne and Mark? I read it some years ago and didn't enjoy it very much, though can't remember much about it.

MsJinks · 27/09/2025 20:29

Loved it lots, and found my old copy when clearing my parents’ home, read it again, and enjoyed it again, unlike some childhood books - it is excellent.

PermanentTemporary · 27/09/2025 20:27

Yes I loved it. I haven’t read it since seeing the movie though.

Sheeppig · 27/09/2025 20:26

Yes, it was one of my favourite books and I found it really haunting. The rocks with eyes were truly terrifying! My other favourites were Charlotte Sometimes and When Marnie was There. All have a supernatural theme. I still love a good spooky read as an adult.

HarpQuartet · 27/09/2025 20:25

Yes, it was read to us at school and I still sometimes think about it.