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Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of The Book of the Banshee by Anne Fine (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Hamish Hamilton and we thank them for their help in using Derek Brazell's illustration.
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Frank's life is dogged by lack of cash, a manic elder brother, no mother and a father who takes a lot of watching over. As this lengthy tale slowly wends its way from beginning to end, Frank starts to appreciate that his problems are relatively unimportant and that love will resolve most difficulties if you'll let it. The notion of writing about aspects of caring love is a noble one. I'm not sure that in this case it makes an enthralling read. Perhaps the message is too weighty for the medium.
