# The Shell House

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- Book: [The Shell House](https://www.bookquiver.com/linda-newbery/the-shell-house) ([The Shell House.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/linda-newbery/the-shell-house.md))
- Authors: [Linda Newbery](https://www.bookquiver.com/linda-newbery)
- Publisher: Red Fox
- ISBN: 978-00-9945-593-6
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2003-09-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Shell House is a beautifully written and sensitive portrayal of love, sexuality and spirituality over two generations. Greg's casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the First World War, Greg's contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings of insecurity. This is a complex and thought-provoking book, written with elegance and subtlety. It will change the way you think.