The Country Child (Isis (Hardcover Large Print))

Young Susan Garland found the village school rather tedious -- she had, after all, read the unabridged "Robinson Crusoe" -- although this was somewhat alleviated by the thrill of walking home to Windystone Hall Farm through Dark Wood. Excitement came to a country child in other ways, too: with clowns and wild beasts of the visiting circus; the marvels of winter, when Jack Frost painted exotic foliage over the windows; Christmas, when the elderberry wine and mince pies appeared; and a rather embarrassing incident with an Easter egg.This is a charming evocation of a life governed by the rhythms of a rural community.Alison Uttley is the author of 'The Country Child (Isis (Hardcover Large Print))' with ISBN 9781856953160 and ISBN 1856953165.