The Gods of Winter by Patricia Miles was an interesting read. I've been searching for this book for years. I think it was a recommendation from a favorite author, but the book is out of print, so I couldn't find it to buy it. Thank you for libraries that have amazing interlibrary loan systems. I'm definitely spoiled at the moment.
The story is narrated by Adam, a twelve year old boy, who is trying to just give us the facts of what happened at the same time as he is trying to make sense of it all. Set in England sometime after WWII, but definitely before 2011, we see a picture of a family that sort of reminds me of the Narnia series. Or maybe all British families have weird relationships. The family has been moved to the countryside because of Dad's job. In America, the kids would have been pissed. Here, the kids think it will be a fun interesting adventure and handle the move beautifully. Since the move out into the country, with the mom almost ready to give birth (at home), the hire a home help, who turns out to be Mrs. Korngold, who isn't all she appears to be.
It is a beautiful form of an ancient myth. I learned more than I knew before. This is definitely one to read, but good luck finding it.
Brown
The story is narrated by Adam, a twelve year old boy, who is trying to just give us the facts of what happened at the same time as he is trying to make sense of it all. Set in England sometime after WWII, but definitely before 2011, we see a picture of a family that sort of reminds me of the Narnia series. Or maybe all British families have weird relationships. The family has been moved to the countryside because of Dad's job. In America, the kids would have been pissed. Here, the kids think it will be a fun interesting adventure and handle the move beautifully. Since the move out into the country, with the mom almost ready to give birth (at home), the hire a home help, who turns out to be Mrs. Korngold, who isn't all she appears to be.
It is a beautiful form of an ancient myth. I learned more than I knew before. This is definitely one to read, but good luck finding it.
Brown
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