The Watch House is a 1977 fiction book by

Robert Westall Robert Atkinson Westall (7 October 1929 – 15 April 1993) was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of Brit ...

. The main story is about a teenager called Anne, who is left to spend the summer with her mother's old nanny. While there she explores the watch house, writes a guidebook for the watch house and is haunted by a ghost. It is split up into three parts.

Reprintings

A hardback edition was printed in May 2000. It was the 10th edition available. It is used as an education book by many schools around the world. 1977 British novels Ghost novels Macmillan Publishers books {{ edit It may start off a bit slow but honestly a good read