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  • Published: 15 January 2007
  • ISBN: 9780552555906
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $22.00

Nightmare Stairs




A terrifying tale from the master-storyteller, Robert Swindells

I'm falling - falling down steep, narrow stairs - if I hit the bottom asleep, I know I'll never wake. Every night Kirsty wakes up screaming. Every night she has the same terrible nightmare - of falling downstairs. But does she fall? Or is she pushed? Then Kirsty discovers that her grandma died falling downstairs and she begins to wonder: is the dream hinting at a dark secret in her family? She has to know the truth. But tracking a murderer is a dangerous game, and as she delves into the past, Kirsty uncovers a secret more terrible than anything she can imagine.

A terrifying read from one of today's master storytellers.

WINNER OF THE SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD FOR BEST SHORTER NOVEL

'Cleverly put together - funny as well as gripping' The Sunday Times

  • Published: 15 January 2007
  • ISBN: 9780552555906
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $22.00

About the author

Robert Swindells

ROBERT SWINDELLS left school at fifteen to work on a local newspaper. At seventeen, he joined the RAF for three years, then trained and worked as a teacher. He went on to become the author of a number of bestselling titles for the Random House children's list, and in 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD.

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Praise for Nightmare Stairs

Captain Tom Moore has stolen the nation's hearts

Evening Standard

Gloriously enthralling

Daily Mail

Engaging . . . His upbeat nature shines through and reminds us how much worse this year would have been without him

Evening Standard

A wonderful life story with lessons for us all . . . beautifully written

Daily Telegraph

A riveting account. Tom is as sharp as a bayonet . . . This old soldier should never, ever fade away in our memory. Neither should his life advice

Daily Express

A wonderful read. Captain Tom is a beacon of light, and hope, and positivity

Piers Morgan, Life Stories, ITV

A great book

Good Morning Britain

A beautiful book. We have so much to learn from Captain Sir Tom

Chris Evans, Virgin Radio

Fascinating. It's the life story of an ordinary man who is extraordinary

Michael Ball, BBC Radio 2

His story is of a man whose insatiable curiosity and appetite for life have led him around so many unexpected corners - and serves to unite and inspire every generation

This England

Lively and entertaining . . . beautifully captures Captain Tom's mixture of amazement and pride at what happened in 2020

Reader's Digest

An incredible insight into a hundred years of British social history - and the story of a remarkable man

Candis

Captain Tom has a message of hope for us all

The Big Issue

His autobiography will continue to inspire. A hundred-year history of Britain and a life well lived

My Weekly

His optimism and courage shine through in this uplifting account of his life and times

Sunday Express

A national hero . . . He tells the story of his life with unfailing optimism and charm

Daily Mirror

In this delightful memoir, we see the build-up to that 'I said I'll do it and I will' attitude

Daily Mail

Uplifting and inspiring

Best

There is so much more to the humble centenarian exserviceman's life than his garden laps for the NHS. A life-affirming memoir

Sun

Captain Tom Moore's charming autobiography is an inspiration . . . A great personal history of the past century, and we can all learn something from Captain Tom

Woman's Weekly

A very open and honest account of a centenarian's life . . . You cannot help but be amazed

Who Do You Think You Are?

Embark on an enchanting journey into our country's past hundred years through the remarkable life of Captain Sir Tom Moore

Eastern Daily Press

Carefully and cleverly put together. Psychologically perceptive and not nasty . . . Funny as well as gripping . . . Swindell's tight hold on suspense makes this a particularly good choice for reluctant readers

The Sunday Times

Robert Swindells writes the kind of books that are so scary, you're afraid to turn the page

Daily Telegraph