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The Key and the Fountain - John Pinkey
Title: The Key and the FountainAuthor: John Pinkey
Genre: Childrens
Rating: 3.5/5
# pages: 98
Date read: July, 2012
Who were the young people whose voices Robin could hear, coming from a locked room in her aunt's ramshackle mansion? Why did the old crumbling ball she found in the latticework of the summerhouse stir such a rush of memories? And what possible explanation could there be for the astonishing photograph she saw in the library? Or for the letter that had been written and forgotten, and written again, a thousand times?
The beginning of the answers to Robin's questions lies in an ornate moonlit fountain at the bottom of the garden
Very charming story for kids. Most of all it seemed like an Australian version of "The Secret Garden" with a bit of magic tossed in for good measure. I think I would most possibly have adored it if I had read it as a kid. As it was, I was definitely taken in by its charm, but did find the ending a tiny bit lacking.