Suzie and the Secret of Effingham House Author:Dorothy Aitken Something mysterious is going on in the old Effingham house, but nobody knows what it is except Suzie's best friend Bessie Effingham, and her family, and they aren't about to tell. In the meandtime, life must go on, with the everyday humdrum enlivened by rides in the pump wagon, climbing the windmill, escaping the gypsies, and of course, Christ... more »mas. But through it all, the mystery of the lod house haunts Suzie and her family. The solution, when it finally comes, is unbelievable. Suzie and her family provide a detailed and delightful bit of nostalgia and a remarkable glimpse into the lives of a poor but Christian family of fifty years ago. And throughout, there is the inevitable conflict between right and wrong that children have faced since the beginning. And then, of course there's that mysterious secret...« less