Children’s fantasy book from the 50s, 60s or 70s, something about “the Isle of Capri”. I think the cover was basic – black and white, or dark green and white. Perhaps there was a butler and a big house…there was some sort of magic going on, I think. The Isle of Capri might have been spelled “Capris.” I remember that a child goes to a big house, a mansion, to live and there are mysteries and strange things going on. That’s all I can remember!
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This sounds like it could be Ellen Raskin’s Figgs and Phantoms, 1974. Mona Lisa Figg has an extremely eccentric family, and their special private heaven is the island of Capri. Mona’s beloved uncle is trying to get there, but she doesn’t want him to leave her behind. It’s a very dreamlike and bittersweet book.
YES! Thank you! The book is “Figgs and Phantoms!” I am so very grateful for your help! I would never have remembered the title on my own. 🙂
Mystery at the Villa Caprice, by Elizabeth Honness ? check bookfinder.com for synopsis by one bookseller.
Quite possibly ‘Figgs and Phantoms’ by Ellen Raskin (1975).