Alan Garner
Birth date: October 17, 1934
Alan Garner's Books
The Owl Service centres on three young people (I'm guessing maybe fifteen years old?) living in an ancient house in Wales. Alison owns the house; Roger is her stepbrother, Gwyn is the housekeeper's son. One day, they find a stack of plates in the attic, a dinner service with an owl pattern on it. In...
I’ve had a week off, and in that time, I’ve been reading. I thought I’d set the tone for 2016 by kicking off with reviews of the books I’ve read over the last week. The Old Magic of Christmas, Linda Raedisch. A book exploring myths, legends and folk practice from Germanic and Scandinavian countrie...
I was given this as a present from an aunt many years ago, and now in my 50s it has been re rad so many times,I have had to re buy it,, Great story, creepy, with a little humour,,
I love Alan Garner;s books, he has a magic way of writing that just involves the reader,,
New Review! RED SHIFT by Alan Garner http://tinyurl.com/n72mwwk Someone needs to sit down in front of me, and slowly using small words and enunciating clearly, explain why Alan Garner isn't as heralded for innovation and boundary-stretching as the Navel-Gazing Gang of the 1990s. This book is *...
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