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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
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When Bonnie's parents depart Willoughby Chase for an ocean voyage, she and her orphan cousin Sylvia are left in the charge of new governess, Miss Slighcarp.

About the Author

Joan Delano Aiken (1924-2004) was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken. Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom of the Cave, was published in 1960. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in l962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction in this country for The Whispering Mountain. In 1999 Joan Aiken was awarded an MBE for her services to children's books.

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A wild and evocative fantasy, stylishly told, with a tremendous romantic appeal
*Observer*

Altogether an invigorating book, in which the wit and nonsense make such a sparkling fizz together that it is hard to tell one from the other
*Times Educational Supplement*

One genuine small masterpiece. Almost a copy-book lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess
*Time magazine*

Joan Aiken is a marvel
*The Guardian*

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