Ghosts and Ginnels

If you want to find out which is the shortest street in York, why there’s a devil on a ledge in Stonegate, which window the ghost of the plague child has appeared at or why Roman soldiers haunt the Treasurer’s House this is the book for you!

Ghosts and Ginnels is a children’s poetry book with a difference. Poems about York will take you on a fascinating tour of the quirky corners of this most haunted city. Aimed at families and/or older children exploring its ghosts and ginnels, it will lead you through history and folklore to the beating heart behind the well-trodden tourist routes. With this book in your pocket, you will get so much more out of your trip to one of the most visited cities in Europe and discover some of its hidden and most fascinating secrets.

Carole Bromley has lived in York for fifty years and knows its ghosts and ginnels well! She has published three poetry collections for adults and one for children and is widely published in magazines and anthologies. She has won a number of prizes, including the Bridport Prize and the Caterpillar Prize for children’s poetry.