The Wickford Doom is a WWII-set chiller. Harry and his mother move out of London lured by the promise of an inheritance – the manor house at Wickford Hall on the coast of Suffolk. It turns out to be a cruel joke, the manor house having long since disappeared beneath the sea. Or so it seems. There is dark magic at work at Wickford Hall – and its coming for Harry…
The 1940s setting gives added moral weight to questions about duty and freedom. Best read with the lights on! – LoveReading4Kids
Longlisted for Coventry Inspiration Book Award 2016
The Wickford Doom has been published with reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers particularly in mind. It is illustrated by Vladimir Stankovic and published by Barrington Stoke
Chris Priestley 