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Wendy Darling endures the restricted life of a child born to a well-to-do Edwardian family. Confined to the nursery upstairs, she must protect her brothers from the vicious tricks of their cruel nanny. The glamour of her parents' parties downstairs calls to her and, risking punishment, she sneaks out at night to spy on grown-up life through the banisters. What she sees will change her life forever. The world beyond the nursery is haunted by secrets and passions that Wendy just can't fathom. Driven by her precocious imagination, Wendy sets out on a series of adventures to put the world about her to rights. This book is not authorised by or affiliated with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, the owner of the copyright in J M Barrie's Peter Pan.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A fight against hypocrisy with no magic fairy dust,
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This review is from: Wendy (Paperback)
The author breathes new life into a character most of us are already familiar with, but there is no way for Wendy Darling to fly out of the nursery window in this story. When she can escape the watchful eyes of the monstrous Nanny Holborn, Wendy loves hunting bugs in the garden or chatting with Mrs Jenkins in the kitchen, but she is trapped inside a glittering cage of social restrictions. The only other person who sees through the unfairness is Esther Cunningham, who is engaged in the battle for women's rights and attends suffragette rallies. Wendy's story offers a brilliant child's eye view of adult folly and the frightening hypocrisy of high society in early twentieth century England.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Wow ! A must....,
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I loved this book. I don't normally read fiction but always enjoyed the Peter Pan story as a child. I must admit was a little dubious when i heard this book was a prequel to the beloved yarn but my apprehensions vanished almost immediately when i started reading.The book follows Wendy (Peter Pan's girlfried to be) as a young child growing up in early 20 th century London where she lives with her old-fashioned parents, long-suffered younger syblings, and a deliciously nasty nanny. Her childish innocence and vivid, magical imagination gain darker undertones when she discovers her father's infidelities with the mean Lady Cunningham - she catches them stealing kisses in the hall. Wendy's world gets turned on its head and she sets out to put the adults to rights. But is she ready to tackle the secrets, conspiracies, and half truths of the grown ups or will her over-active child's imagination lead her into more trouble than she had bargained for? More importantly what happens when magic gets involved? I guess you'll have to read it. For a non-fiction lover like me I might add that the historical observation in this book is exquisite. All in all money well spent. p.s. a note to adults and children alike... you can all read and enjoy this book! I was suprised to find it only in the children's section and not the grown up's one as well.
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What a disappointment,
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I bought this book expecting it to be based slightly on Peter Pan, but it was a completely different story altogether. It was incredibly boring, so much so that I couldn't finish it. I would not reccomend this book, there is no storyline and nothing to keep you reading.
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