Advantages: Light read, gripping storyline Disadvantages: Not much humour, characters a little unrealistic.
Having booked a ten day holiday to Sicily, it was evident I was going to need some light and easy reading material for the plane, the beach and anywhere else I was planning to laze around.
Now, not being clever, I left this until I was at the airport. Rushing into WH Smith ten minutes before the gates closed I scrambled together three books for their promotion, paid hastily and ran to get the plane. On board I scanned the first book: 'GoingHome' by Harriet Evans.
'GoingHome' is the first novel by Harriet Evans, and has been described as 'A delicious romp through family life, funny and engaging' by Choice magazine. Sophie Kinsella is also quoted on the front cover as saying 'Fabulous? I loved it.'
So what's it about?
• The Plot •
Basically, the story revolves around Lizzy, a twenty-something woman with a strange ...
Advantages: Insights into the true characters of Emily and Anne Bronte Disadvantages: Not an easy read
"Shirley" by Charlotte Bronte.
Penguin Classics. ISBN 0-14-043095-4
This is a gem of a book, written just after Jane Eyre and set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, it is one of Charlotte Bronte's best.
It follows the fortunes of two women Caroline Helstone and Shirley Keeldar and their involvement with the Moore brothers. These relationships are set against the politics of England and the Continent at the time of the Luddite uprisings and Napoleonic wars respectively. In that respect Shirley has a farther reach as a novel than some of Charlotte Bronte's other more personal novels such as Jane Eyre.
It is particularly interesting as a literary piece because there is some evidence that the two principle female characters are based on Charlotte's two sisters Anne and Emily and as such give the reader some insight into what ...
Advantages: Nice Story With Detailed Illustrations. Disadvantages: None
which showed he was taking it all in:
Why did Alfie need his Blanket?
Why was Min crying?
Why was Bernard Naughty?
Why does Alfie not need his blanket anymore?
I would recommend this book if your child is a little nervous about going to their first birthday party.
Illustrations
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The illustrations are very artistic and well drawn, all the children have cute cherubic faces and there is lots of fine detail in them. There are lots of thing's in the background you and the children can talk about. Alfie lends a hand is illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Other Books By Shirley Hughes
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Dogger
A Brush With The Past
Ella's Big Chance
Alfie and The Birthday Surprise
Alfie Wins A Prize
Alfie's Feet
Alfie Gets in First
Annie Rose is My Little Sister
Abel's Moon
Moon
Alfie's Weather
Lucy and Tom ...
