Title: The House in Hiding

Author: Elinor Lyon

Publisher: Fidra Books

Date: 2006

Pages: 268

Format: Paperback

Series: Ian and Sovra series, number 1

Description

Ian and Sovra are delighted when their father, Dr Kennedy, buys them a boat.  They decide to cross the loch in it and explore Castle Island.  There they find a little shieling - the ideal place to camp.  They row over to Fionn-ard and see the deserted village of Kindrachill.

There is a legend that when the village is left empty of its heir, he will never return until a fire is kindled in the hearth of his own house.  But the last heir was reported killed in the Far East.

The House in Hiding is the first of the Ian and Sovra series of books by Elinor Lyon.  Set on the west coast of Scotland, the children's adventures are complemented by wonderfully evocative descriptions of this wild landscape.  First published between 1950 and 1976, the books were enjoyed by countless children and can now be discovered by a new generation

This new edition includes a short autobiography of Elinor Lyon and four colour plates.