Heaven Eyes
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Cover Story
The anarchic hero of many daring adventures, William, as depicted on our cover by Thomas Henry in one of his effective, humorous pen and ink illustrations, is now a period piece. A William de nos jours illustrated by Tony Ross and aimed at a younger audience stands alongside him. This new William will be featured in adaptations of the stories by Martin Jarvis. Richmal Crompton, author of the William books, is the subject of this issue's Authorgraph. Thanks to Macmillan Children’s Books for their help with this November cover.
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Read by Imogen Stubbs
Imogen Stubbs as Erin Law, narrator of Heaven Eyes is spell binding. She unravels the strange story of three children's search for freedom and a sense of themselves sweetly, not dwelling on the unhappiness that propels their journey but allowing a sense of mystery to build through it. Erin, January and Mouse live in Whitegates, a children's home from which they frequently run away to savour, if briefly, the outside world. This time January builds a raft and the three head down the river towards the Black Middens. Here, in the disused factory, they find Grampa and Heaven Eyes and the huge mystery and drama that surrounds them. This is David Almond at his most lyrical, drawing on the same strand of magical realism that made Skellig such a memorable book. Imogen Stubbs allows the magic to flow.
