After her aunt, who is her guardian, marries the forbidding Mr. Tyrell, twelve-year-old Frances is introduced to the mysterious temple and its strange fanatical beliefs
Analysis
Children's stories in English Australian writers, 1945- - Texts
Notes
Children's stories in English. Australian writers, 1945-. Texts (ANB/PRECIS SIN 037024x)
For children
COOL Award: Fiction for Older Readers, 1991 winner
Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, 1984 finalist