Widowed during the First World War at the age of 21, Christina returns to Flambards in the hope of picking up the threads of the life she knew before her marriage. But the house is not the same - the paddocks are a jungle and the once busy stables are desolate. Christina sets herself to the task of returning Flambards to its former glory. Paperback , 192 pages Published November 1999 by Oxford Childrens (first published 1969)