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I consider myself a knowledgeable reader, especially a knowledgeable reader of children’s stories. This book was completely unknown to me, as I would suspect, it is unknown to most here in America.

It is the kind of book I thri...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Mar 24 09:18:37 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:19:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 18 10:14:10 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 04:12:18 -0800 2007
I generally love novels written in the 30s/40s, as they evoke an old fashioned English charm I adore, and this is a particularly...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 15:06:03 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:09:37 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 15:45:54 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 15:47:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 14:21:57 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 15:12:05 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 06:18:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 06:21:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sat Nov 14 13:36:11 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 13:37:40 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 09 14:48:01 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 14:50:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Wed Aug 26 10:55:17 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 10:56:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:14:42 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 10:55:46 -0700 2008
A clear inspiration for The Dark is Rising, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, and even Harry Potter, this book is set in an England where there is more g...more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 15:33:14 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 15:34:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 20:29:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 20:31:38 -0800 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 28 09:37:51 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 22 15:45:36 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 28 09:37:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 06:13:11 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 01:03:43 -0800 2007
It also weaves in Pagan the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 07:22:38 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 23:29:02 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:53:41 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 21:05:35 -0700 2009
It had some beautiful fairy tale aspects, and some of the scenes were very delightful and imaginative. It just ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 30 19:23:21 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 05 05:31:07 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 23:49:56 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 07:52:19 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 01 15:47:33 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 16:06:47 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=355618