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A best-selling and much-loved Modern Classic
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A totally absorbing novel about twelve-year-old Christina who is sent to live with her fierce uncle and his two sons in their decaying mansion, Flambards. Christina discovers a passion for horses and riding but finds herself part of a strange household, divided by emotional undercurrents and cruelty.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
captivating, heart warming,
By K Brown (U.K) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flambards (Paperback)
This is one of the best books i have ever read. I read it when i was young, and read it about once every year. (it's quite a quick book to read). despite it being a children's book it contains an underlying theme that is quite adult in it's context.it is part of a 4 book series and is the first one in the series. It follows an orphan girl through the beginning of the 20th century and is about her going to live with her uncle and 2 cousins in the country. As the book progresses she gets much older and the book follows her through a dramatically changing society from an ordinary girl who knows little of politics or real world situations perspective. I loved the way in which the book shows her naivety about life. it's honest and refreshing because it shows what a sheltered life she and many other girls in her time led and the mistakes she makes are believable when you look at the way she is bought up. The series deals with the war, suffragette's and class issues in a thought provoking and heart warming way. You also see the effect that these three issues have on the other characters ranging from poor servants at a time when servants were becoming less and less of a need for in smaller households and the wars effect on her family and cousins. It's a great book for kids and adults and i would recommend it to anyone but it's perfect for parent and child reading. The cover makes it look like a silly horse book but it isn't so don't buy it thinking that's what your going to get because you won't.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best books in the world,
By Elgar17 "Clever" (U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flambards: Oxford Children's Classics (Hardcover)
This book deserves to be as famous as the Narnia books, or any of the Frances Hodgsen Burnetts. it is a virtually perfect, clever, witty, romantic and truthful story. Wonderful.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful story...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Flambards (Oxford children's modern classics) (Paperback)
I love this book and others in the series. A children's book, perhaps, but I read it as an adult after having watched the mini series multiple times over the years. The characters are so warm, so endearing. Unfortunately this book and others in the trilogy are no longer in print in the US...what a shame. I'm happy to see that they're still available in the UK!
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