Wishes have been at at the heart of story telling for as long as there have been stories…they are in themselves the first breath of the creative imagination that introduces a new life, or a fantastic world, or they can be the dangerous stirring of unease, the first creak of discontent that creates a landslide […]
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One of the very worst things you can hear as a child coming home to find that your room has been ‘Spring Cleaned’ must be: “Oh you didn’t want that did you? I thought you’d finished with it.’ This was clearly a memory from Joan Aiken’s own childhood, and she turned it into one of [...]
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Oh, that’s great news! I’ve got an unproofed US copy with some typos and American spellings which, though I loved reading it, has partly dissuaded me from a speedy re-read. Is there a publication date and will it be HB or pb?
Waiting for final details, but just lovely they are celebrating so publicly already! Yes I need to check through the US version – I have had horrified reports about US incongruities in an English village…but also coming is The Kingdom and the Cave, so long out of print, and a chance to do a new story collection – hooray!
Thank you for ongoing cheerleading, you are a star!
It’s a pleasure — every little bit helps, to coin a phrase. Also looking forward to the other two (re)issues!