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The beguiling story of a lonely girl who befriends a 300-year-old mole who tells a terrific tale of old.
Philippa Pearce was an English author of children's books. Her most
famous work is the time slip fantasy novel Tom's Midnight Garden,
which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association,
recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British
subject. Pearce was four times a commended runner up for the
Medal.
The peculiar relationship between the old and the very young is a
constant theme in Philippa's writing and when, late in life, she
had the unexpected delight of two small grandsons, it gave her a
renewed burst of creative energy. She called being a grandmother a
privilege, a rare, almost inexplicable pleasure not just fun but
something different, more. Philippa Pearce died in December 2006.
Concentrating mainly on children's titles, Jan Francis has read
(and sometimes sung on) well over 100 works for children alone,
delighting young listeners and, judging by the feedback reviews on
internet sites, earning the gratitude of parents. Jan's reading
skills have also been utilised on more adult titles, both classic
and contemporary, and her readings can be regularly heard on the
digital radio spoken-word station Oneword.
'A deeply moving meditation on the transience and mutability of
childhood.'
*The Guardian*
'... written with elegance and wisdom ...'
*Sunday Times*
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