The village by the sea

By Paula Fox

Subjects: Aunts, Seashore, Children of sick persons, Seashore, fiction, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Family, fiction, Ten-year-old girls, Beaches, Cities and towns, fiction

Description: When Emma's father goes to the hospital for surgery, she is sent to stay with Aunt Bea the "terror" and kindly Uncle Crispin. Emma wonders how she will survive two weeks with the always hostile Aunt Bea.