- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd; 1st edition (2 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 022404740X
- ISBN-13: 978-0224047401
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,664,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A continuation of the story of the Twite family. Every night, around nine o'clock in Cold Shoulder Road, the screaming began. People living there took no notice. "Whatever it is," they thought, "it's no business of ours." Only one person felt differently, and she lived right next door.
About the Author
Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken; her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, is also a novelist. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom of the Cave, was published in 1960. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Amanda Craig, writing in The Times, said, 'She was a consummate story-teller, one that each generation discovers anew.' Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in l962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction in this country for The Whispering Mountain. Joan Aiken was decorated with an MBE for her services to children's books. She died in 2004.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The story in this book follows on from Joan Aiken's book Is. The heroine is Is (the younger half sister to Dido). She rights wrongs and performs daring deeds. A strong minded, mostly self reliant heroine. This book explores some of the further branches of the Twite family tree. There are smugglers to be foiled, a missing child to find, parents to find and a puzzle to solve. Is herself is not as engaging as Dido but that's probably due to her late arrival on the stage. Dido remains in the side wings and does not make an appearance in the book but on the last page there's some very interesting news about her fate.....
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Grim Cliffhanger sequel to 'Is Underground'
12 Jun 1999
Format:Hardcover
'Cold Shoulder Road' is the latest installment in Aiken's juvenile series set in an alternative Victorian England. Beginning (more or less) with 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase', continuing through 'Black Hearts in Battersea', 'Nightbirds on Nantucket', 'The Stolen Lake', 'The Cuckoo Tree', 'Dido and Pa', and 'Is Underground' the stories present the adventures of the Twite family as they frustrate attempts by 'Hanoverians' to unseat the Stuart dynasty, who in Aiken's fictional universe still rule Britain.
In the previous novel the heir to the throne, the King, AND the Hanoverian 'pretender' died (together with a large chunk of the population of England's east coast.) This story finds the telepathic Is Twite and her cousin Arun wandering through the miserable ruins of England's flooded coastal towns, trying to find Arun's mother, a devotee of a glum, abusive sect known as 'the silent folk'. Arun's mother is in hiding having discovered the identity of the 'Merry Gentry', a brutal gang of murderous smugglers and child - kidnappers. She has with her a depressed child of mysterious heritage left with the silent folk as a kind of counter-hostage.
Aiken's characters and action is imaginative, but the tone of the series is increasingly despairing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A thrilling adventure mystery!
1 July 1998
Format:Hardcover
If you are a Joan Aiken fan, you will love her latest book about the Twite family. This exciting sequel to Is Underground continues the story of Is and Arun. They have yet another rollicking adventure filled with telepathy, deceit, and shady characters. The Merry Gentry make a repeat appearance, and Penny is rounded out as a person.
If you haven't read Joan Aiken's books, they're excellent! However, you will need some background to understand the beginning situation in this one. It is best to start by reading The Wolves of Whilloughby Chase, and work your way up through all the adventures of Dido first. Once you start, you'll want to read them all!
Older readers who have already read all these books enough to move on, will be happy to know that there are many Joan Aiken books for adults of varying lengths. You will be pleased to find tiny connections between all her books.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
GREAT!!
21 Mar 1998
Format:Hardcover
I thought this book was witty and exciting, but a little strange at times. For an example, people have this thing called "Thought Language". And Arun, one of the main people, used to think he was a cat, and some of the times he starts to look like one.
I like the way the whole story fits together, and you have just as much a chance to figure out the mysteries as the people from the book do!!
I like the way the whole story fits together, and you have just as much a chance to figure out the mysteries as the people from the book do!!
If you are looking for an exciting book, read this one!!!!!!
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