In Thunder's Pocket

Sep 6, 2024 10:03 PM

Author:Joan Aiken

In Thunder's Pocket

When Ned is sent to stay with his aunt and uncle in Thunder's Pocket, he's not very pleased. But from the moment a bird flies into the train carriage on his journey there, Ned realises this isn't going to be an ordinary seaside holiday. Has the eccentric sculptor, Marlot Corby, really put a curse on Ned's aunt? What secrets will he find in Marlot's house and gardens? Life in Thunder's Pocket is going to be anything but dull.

Reviews

A writer of wild humour

—— Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

A touching story . . . Vividly described

—— Times Educational Supplement

This book really makes you understand how lucky we are not to be living in the poverty-stricken 1930s. We get a vivid picture of what it must be like to have little money or food

—— Independent on Sunday

Simply told but missing no opportunity to turn the screw of suspense

—— The School Librarian

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