{"product_id":"9780992865870","title":"The Secrets of Marsh House","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatthew Stevens, and his long time friend, Harvey Shepherd, are both pupils at Higham House Priory, the local primary school in a pleasant village called Heathfield, in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe boys are firm friends – though of quite different character. Matthew is headstrong – often his undoing – while Harvey is of a more cautious, and practical nature. This never deters Matthew for long, however, when he has some daring plan in mind: with an insatiable curiosity, he is as a rule unstoppable, and usually manages to overcome his friend's doubts and fears.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOne Saturday afternoon, Matthew persuades a reluctant Harvey to agree to cycle to an empty, old mansion on a large estate – said to be haunted according to word passed around their school playground, for what he describes as an 'adventure' - but even the ever-confident Matthew gets more than he bargains for.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe boys quickly find that the once stately old house has some unsettling ways to discourage intruders. Hair-raising incidents, and their encounters with near disaster, together make Matt's eagerly planned excursion an eventful and memorable one.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMatthew, as usual, from the first takes little heed of warnings but, however, soon, some strange force is urging him on into a far-reaching, unexpected chain of events, and even \u003cem\u003ehis \u003c\/em\u003econfidence is for once badly shaken.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThough the outcome of their unauthorised 'investigation' proves worthy of his plan, Matt, in particular, is about to learn a sharp lesson on how his impulsive actions can deeply affect others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swain and Nephew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119050473712,"sku":"9780992865870","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780992865870_p0.jpg?v=1763896653","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780992865870","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}