Far to go (by Noel Streatfeild)

(Amazon UK link) I do like re-reading my collection of books by Noel Streatfeild. Although intended for older children and younger teens, they are the kind of book that can be read and appreciated from many different perspectives. I can see adult points of view much better than I can when I first read these books fifty or more years ago, but I can still empathise with the children too. Streatfeild had a gift of characterisation and story-telling, and many of her books are re-printed regularly.
How...