![]() ![]() They are undoubtedly of another age – and yet I wondered how much had really changed. It made me think (because that's the peculiar way my mind works) of the only children's books I know set in rural Northumberland – those by Lorna Hill. So many things I take for granted don't seem to have impinged upon this corner of rural England. Other aspects of time travel feel a little strange. (I mean, who doesn't want to munch mushrooms while reading an Ancient Greek Epic with their dog sitting on their feet?)Ī recent edition - published by Girls Gone By ![]() There are some other wonderful aspects of going back in time - like bookshops! How is it that while most British cities (including Leeds) struggle to support independents bookshops, the market town of Alnwick can offer the stupendous Barter Books: an enormous secondhand bookshop where you can take your dog, eat superb creamed mushrooms, and pick up a copy of Robert Fagles' translation of the Illiad, all in one happy trip. ![]()
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