The Deathwood Letters
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Our cover illustration this month is by Shirley Hughes from The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook (see her article in this issue), published by Bodley Head (0 370 31516 2) at £8.99. We thank them for their help in reproducing an illustration from the book.
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The Deathwood Letters
A very cleverly constructed thriller about a flirtation between the son of a wealthy parliamentarian and a schoolgirl from a villainous background. Frances writes Damien an admiring letter after he rescues a dog from a well. When he replies their friendship begins to flourish, but soon Frances' thuggish brother begins to take an interest. The tale is told entirely through the interchange of letters. This is a very effective device, which should fascinate older children and encourage lively speculation about the implicit events evolving in parallel.
