Narnia can be a wonderful but dangerous place. Fortunately for Peter, Susan and Lucy, the kind creatures of the woods are ready to help them on their mission to rescue their brother Edmund, find the Great Lion, Aslan, and defeat the evil White Witch. Join Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, the Fox, Mr. Tumnus and all the friends who guide the children on their exciting journey.
The Narnian Chronicles were my favourite books when I was aged 11 - 14. I loved the varied characters and the way the principal players develop in a credible way. I loved the tales, the descriptions of different worlds, the feeling of being a virtual traveller in very exciting places. I didn't see the strong religious Christian analogies and dogma and I didn't spot the racism and sexism.
I loved the Narnian books as a child yet it represents the values of the early 20c. C S Lewis was brought up in an all-male household and only at the end of his life did he develop a strong loving relationship with a Jewish American woman who rocked his ideas of womanhood. This late romance was tenderly and sensitively depicted in Shadowlands a great film starring Anthony Hopkins
We loved this book. The kids were on the edge of their seatsthe whole time, they would not peel their eyes from the story. This was exciting for me to see because I would love to read them the Chronicles of Narnia books.