A Summer to Die
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BfK No. 3 - July 1980
Cover Story
Cover illustration from E. Nesbit's The Last of the Dragons, pictures by Peter Firmin. Published by Macdonald and Jane's.
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Meg Chalmers is thirteen, her sister Molly is fifteen and the book (in Meg's words) is about the summer Molly is dying of leukaemia. The realisation comes slowly and the fact is counterpointed by Meg's new friendship with Will (who is seventy) and Ben and Maria, a young couple expecting a baby. It's a remarkable piece of writing - tender and full of feeling but totally without sentimentality, and finally rich with acceptance and optimism.
