A Pattern of Roses

A Pattern of Roses
First edition
AuthorK. M. Peyton
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
1972
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages132 pp
ISBN0-19-271347-7
OCLC595666
LC ClassPZ7.P4483 Pat

A Pattern of Roses is a 1972 children's novel by British author K. M. Peyton, about a mystery and a ghost. It was issued in the US under the title So Once Was I in 1975, but subsequent editions have used the original title.[1]

The novel was made into a television film in 1983. The film was the first significant on screen role for Helena Bonham Carter; the cast also included Philip Jackson and Suzanna Hamilton.[2]

  1. ^ "A Pattern of Roses by K M Peyton". www.fantasticfiction.com.
  2. ^ "A Pattern of Roses (1983)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 December 2023.