I first came across this book in my english lessons as a first year at secondary school back in 1970. I was so enthralled by the book that I dragged my mum to the bookshop and got her to buy me a copy, which I then read in one marathon stint within a day, not stopping for food or sleep - it really was that good. Nearly 40 years on I still go back to it at least once a year and enjoy it as much now as I did then.
Set in a gentler, rural Cheshire (it was written in 1960) the setting now appears a little dated, as you would expect, but for those who were born close to this time, the nostalgia is very pleasant.
Weaving a story drawn from several celtic and norse tales as well as the legend of Alderley itself, and placing ... Read More:
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I first came across this book in my english lessons as a first year at secondary school back in 1970. I was so enthralled by the book that I dragged my mum to the bookshop and got her to buy me a copy, which I then read in one marathon stint within a day, not stopping for food or sleep - it really was that good. Nearly 40 years on I still go back to it at least once a year and enjoy it as much now as I did then.
Set in a gentler, rural Cheshire (it was written in 1960) the setting now appears a little dated, as you would expect, but for those who were born close to this time, the nostalgia is very pleasant.
Weaving a story drawn from several celtic and norse tales as well as the legend of Alderley itself, and placing ... Read More:
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I first came across this book in my english lessons as a first year at secondary school back in 1970. I was so enthralled by the book that I dragged my mum to the bookshop and got her to buy me a copy, which I then read in one marathon stint within a day, not stopping for food or sleep - it really was that good. Nearly 40 years on I still go back to it at least once a year and enjoy it as much now as I did then.
Set in a gentler, rural Cheshire (it was written in 1960) the setting now appears a little dated, as you would expect, but for those who were born close to this time, the nostalgia is very pleasant.
Weaving a story drawn from several celtic and norse tales as well as the legend of Alderley itself, and placing ... Read More:
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