Review
‘A dashingly produced fantasy.’ The Daily Telegraph
Product Description
The horror story your students have been asking you for! The only children’s story by the master of horror.
The story: Harvey Swick is lured into the world of the Holiday House. Everything seems perfect at first, but then Harvey begins to realise that there is a price to pay – the Holiday House has a sinister side.
Themes: myth and symbolism, families, time, growing up, adulthood versus childhood, imaginative use of language
Horror
Male central character
KS3/KS4 (S1-S4)
From the Back Cover
It was the bleak month of February and HArvey Swick was bored. Then Rictus paid a visit. He offers Harvey the chance to escape to a secret holiday house of every child’s dreams and away from life as he knew it.
When he arrives at the Holiday House, a great feast awaits him. He could eat anything he wanted at any time and every day he spent there, the less he wanted to go home. Also staying at the house are Wendell the joker who loves the house and its magic and Lulu, who is very quiet and keeps herself to herself.
All is well until Harvey decides to go home. The happiness disappears and the house shows its evil side. Lulu changes and Harvey has to convince Wendell that his paradise is evil and the creator, Mr Hood must be destroyed.
'The Thief of Always' is a very enjoyable book with good characters and an exciting story line. I would recommend this book to anyone.
Linsey Johnstone
Student at Chryston High School, Glasgow.
About the Author
Clive Barker is an internationally acclaimed writer of horror and science fiction stories.
