The Well
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Cover Story
The striking illustration on our cover is taken from The Way Things Work by David Macaulay, published by Dorling Kindersley (0 86318 323 9, £15.00).
We are grateful to Dorling Kindersley for help in using this illustration.
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This is the author's own childhood, seen sharply by a skilful writer through the warmth of memory. The scenes of family, farm life are vividly brought to life through the narration of the young girl, who struggles hard to be good. There is a lovely sense of family, the variety of individuals and the ways that growing up is this mixture of people, place and time. It's short, but not slight, and I'd hope for more. Something that will last for a lot of readers and its short sections are ideal for reading from.
