Books
by John Dickinson
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Muddle and Win |
I don't usually enjoy "funny" books for teens. This is the exception. Muddle is a devil - a very minor one; Sally Jones is good. All attempts to turn her from the straight and narrow have failed. So Muddlespot is sent; his adversary, the redoubtable, perfect Windleberry. The synopsis sounds incredible - but it works. And if Muddlespot is the best character, well the devil always did have the best tunes.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 70 Autumn 2013) |
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The Lightstep |
Look out for this novel when it is published later this summer if you like an intelligent historical novel. This is no swashbuckling adventure, though the setting is tense. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, in war-torn Rhineland, the old and new orders form an uneasy alliance in the face of invasion. I wished I knew more of the history but Dickinson creates sympathetic characters that ensured I wanted to follow their story.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 45 April 2008) |
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