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272 pages.
Summary: Clara has lived a life of solitude, home schooled under her mean uncle's strict regime. When Clara's uncle disappears after losing his fortune, she is left all alone in the giant manor. Luckily, streetwise Peter has some experience of the real world and how to survive. And the children are far from unhappy with their newfound freedom. But then an interfering grown-up turns up with the unwelcome news that the house is to be sold. Perhaps the mysterious ballet shoe and Stockwell the cat have the answers to Clara's unknown past - a past that might hold the key to a better future.