The Lilac Tree

I have recently read a book called ' The Lilac Tree'. The book was written by Helen Dunmore. The book was an adventure story. the story was set in a cottage in the Cornwall Countryside half a mile up the cliffs. The book was part of the quick read collection. The quick read collection is many short stories that have many fantastic storylines.

The book had text that was easy to read and understand. The book had a very gripping story that was very sad and tragic in places. I was hooked from the very first page, I was unable to put the book down.

The book was all about Katie Jenner. After Katie's father tragically died after falling from a ladder while trying to cut down the Lilac Tree in their garden, Katie's mother Maggie needed to get away from London and the strange feeling that was apparent in the house now that Katie's father was gone. Maggie decided to move to Cornwall to a cottage in the middle of nowhere, half a mile up the cliffs. The cottage had no bathroom, just an outside toilet that was very small and full of spiders. The neighbours in the nearby farm looked a bit weird to Katie. katie soon became friends with Zillah. Zillah lived next door and was Katie's mother's friend Janice's daughter. Katie's mother Maggie and Janice were close friends. As the story goes on you learn more and more about Zillah and her family.  Zillah begins to open up to Katie. Zillah opened up about things that happened to her, for example - The death of her great Aunt Zillah, about the ring around her neck, the cottage that was left to her by her great Aunt and she was convinced that her dadmurdered her great aunt. Zillah decided after confinding in Katie that she was going to run away.  There was a huhe search party out looking for Zillah but did Katie do the right thing and tell them where Zillah was or did she put herself in danger and try and get to where Zillah was and try and convince Zillah to come home? Read the book and find out it really is a great book and it has an amazing ending.