![]() ![]() I can’t tell whether I’m sort of charmed by this sort of British world or unnerved by it. Yes, all that stuff (minus maybe the empire) still exists, but I never seem to come across books about those things. ![]() Most of the stories seem to be in that odd space of Englishness where there are still empires and vicars and sooty London lanes and rattling old cars along idyllic country lanes. It’s still that very specific English style. And now I had a whole other Joan Aiken book to read. ![]() The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is of a very specific English style. But it turns out I have read Joan Aiken I’ve read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and was not particularly enthused about the whole thing. Full disclosure: I’m pretty sure I requested this book to review because I thought it was written by Jenny Jaeckel, which is sort of similar sounding to Joan Aiken, but not really. ![]()
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