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The Watch House

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First edition (publ. Macmillan)

The Watch House is a 1977 fiction book by Robert Westall. The main story is about a teenager called Anne, who is left to spend the summer with her mother's old nanny. While there she explores the watch house, writes a guidebook for the watch house and is haunted by a ghost. It is split up into three parts.

Reprintings

A hardback edition was printed in May 2000. It was the 10th edition available. It is used as an education book by many schools around the world.



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It may start off a bit slow but honestly a good read