The Child that Books Built
Author : Francis Spufford
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2010-12-22
ISBN 13 : 0571266436
Pages : 80 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (266 downloads)
Download The Child that Books Built PDF Format Full Free by Francis Spufford and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's books - from Narnia to The Hobbit - are celebrated in this enlightened examination of the joys of childhood reading. Fairy tales and Where the Wild Things Are, The Lord of the Rings and the Narnia books, Little House on the Prairie and The Earthsea Trilogy. What would you find if you went back and re-read your favourite books from childhood? Francis Spufford discovers both delight and sadness, in this widely celebrated memoir of a boy who retreats into books, faced with a tragedy in his family. 'A beautifully composed and wholly original memoir, sounding the classics of children's literature.' David Sexton, Evening Standard 'Exuberant and serious, funny and sophisticated, this memoir of reading and childhood is a delight.' Andrea Ashworth