The Mysterious Mr. Ross

By: Vivien Alcock

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Paperback | 1 June 1997

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A dark figure wreathed in sea spray appears, as if from nowhere, below the treacherous Grey Gull rocks. Felicity deftly saves Mr Ross from drowning, and brings him home to her mother's guest house. But who is he and how does he exert such a subtle power over everyone he meets?

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A quiet, carefully crafted, realistic novel about a stranger whose presence jostles Felicity, 12, into new perceptions of family and friends. Felicity rescues a man who suddenly appears in dangerous waters as the tide sweeps in. He's taken in at her mother's boardinghouse, but proves a conundrum: claiming to be Albert Ross, just returned from India whence his luggage and funds will follow, he charms everyone with his manners and compliments - until Felicity's friend Bony points out that Ross gave his name while looking at a poster of birds featuring an albatross. Is Ross the ghost of the ominous bird? A con man? A criminal? Bony tests Ross on countries he claims to have visited; Ross fails. But Felicity clings to his friendship - her mother is overbrisk, supporting the family while her alcoholic, ineffectual father looks for work. Besides, Felicity is a hopeless klutz, and rescuing Ross has given her recognition. But the family can't afford a nonpaying guest. It's Dad who finally confronts Ross, who departs, and the anxieties engendered by that departure lead to a second rescue: timid Bony climbs a cliff with the help of Felicity, who learns a lot about their friendship and complementary strengths in the process. It's what might have been that causes the suspense here; interest also arises from the sharply delineated characters and the tension between imagination and reality. Well done, but less involving than The Cuckoo Sister. (Kirkus Reviews)

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