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The Baudelaire orphans move in with an aunt who is afraid of everything
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What it is about
The three orphans are sent to live with Aunt Josephine, a nervous woman who lives in a house balanced on a cliff over Lake Lachrymose. She is afraid of almost everything and loves grammar. Count Olaf is not far behind them.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who liked the earlier books.
What you will get
The third in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The Wide Window Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Orphans · Grammar · Gloomy humor
Length
214 pages · ≈ 6 h
More about this book
Characters
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire and their Aunt Josephine.
Setting
A house on a cliff by a lake.
What makes it different
Gloomy comedy with a narrator who warns readers constantly.
Feel
Witty and bleak.
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