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The Scream

Joan Aiken

First published February 2002
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

David's Gran has a mysterious liking for the famous painting 'The Scream'. She has strange powers, and sends bad luck to people she doesn't like. On her Scottish island home she was a 'Ridder' who could make troublesome rats run into the sea. Now she has moved to the city to look after her orphaned grandchildren, but her dark secrets have come with her.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 2002 Cover The Scream Macmillan Children's Books Chapbook
June 2002 Cover De schreeuw Facet Chapbook
February 2003 Cover The Scream Macmillan Children's Books Chapbook
November 2008 Cover De schreeuw Clavis Chapbook