![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Think carefully!" has been the guiding principle of Jean’s upbringing. ![]() But she takes an immediate dislike to her sullen new employer and is certain he is hiding something. Jean, fascinated by the stories her aunt has told her about the flamboyant Callender family, accepts the challenge. The lucky girl was to spend the summer sorting through the memorabilia associated with Thiel’s late wife Irene, and her wealthy family, the Callenders. Daniel Thiel, had written requesting that a young girl be sent from the school to his home in Marlborough. Jean Wainwright, ward of Wainwright Academy’s strict but affectionate headmistress, Miss Constance, was quite unprepared for the strange happenings of that memorable summer, 1894. Something, somebody, tall and dark, wrapped in a cloak, able to move soundlessly through the house.”-from The Callender Papers She lifted her head to look at me and I fled, stumbling, back to my room in Mr. Thiels isolated country estate, Jean is surrounded by bewildering questions from the past. The Callender Papers Kindle Edition by Cynthia Voigt (Author), Suzanne Duranceau (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition 25 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Think carefully. Thiel, a trustee of Aunt Constances school and the widower of her childhood friend Irene Callender. “I looked over the edge of the ravine to see somebody there, helpless, barely moving. Its advice that proves valuable when Jean finds herself spending the summer far from home, sorting out family papers for the reclusive Mr. ![]()
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