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This is a dark fairy tale of a young girl struggling to cope with a home background of poverty and monsters. Complete with over twenty of the author's highly detailed illustrations, it tells the story of ten year old Spin. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, Spin has been adopted by Sir Fistache mal Arthreign. The knight's habit of collecting waifs and strays has thrown together a family of rowdy headbangers. Expelled from countless towns and villages, they hope to make a fresh start in the Songwynd slums. But the decision to bring along their pet wishhobbler destroys any chance of this.
From now on Spin's days begin with a headlong flight into horsemuck, closely followed by encounters with breakfast thieving rats; vicious, swooping blankets; thugs, bullies and mathematically gifted infants; vanishing televisions; jam jars; pickled snouts; collapsing shelves; a bizarre illness; falls from great heights; a would-be piano teacher; dawn raids; a haunted stomach; two slightly distorted violins; a new addition to the family; tea that glows in the dark; a hypnotised Labrador; the Viking, the Polar Bear, the Walrus, the Snapjazzer Cake and the Bathtub Racer; an astounding revelation; and the resolution of a centuries old confrontation.
An outsider wherever she goes, Spin longs for something to be a part of. Forced into work to feed and clothe her adoptive family, she finds a way of using her new job to enter the carefully guarded world of the Television Racers. Not the first mistake she's ever made, but it could well be the last ...
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Somewhere in the damp, twisting alleyways of the Songwynd slums there lives a hideous freak of nature.
Driven by poverty, Spin and her family move to the Songwynds in search of work. There they share a tiny, rat-infested flat with a wishhobbler.
An enormous toffee and custard guzzling fleabag, the wishhobbler's viciousness has caused fear and mayhem among the slum dwellers. Unable to hit back at the wishhobbler, her victims instead pick on Spin and her family. Friendless, haunted by thugs and bullies, and struggling to cope with a bizarre illness, Spin isn't having much fun.
When the wishhobbler disrupts the carefully laid plans of the mysterious Television Racers, Spin finds herself at the centre of a deadly confrontation.
And then things take a turn for the worst ...
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Monster, a knight and a whole lot of trouble...,
By John Baxter (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wishhobbler (Paperback)
A superbly entertaining tale of the challenges faced by Spin, a young girl living amid the crowded slums of Songwynd and growing up as part of the strangest family you'll ever meet. Her daily struggle to help support the family, avoid the school bullies and make a life for herself should be tough, but thanks to the Wishhobbler, a fearsome monster she calls 'Ma', it's nigh on impossible. Even with a knight for a father, some families are just destined to find trouble no matter where they go. Full of peril, humour and imagination, this story will have you captivated from page 1. Easy to read and never lacking in pace it is a book which will appeal to young and old alike. Great fun!
5.0 out of 5 stars
OUTSTANDING - GRAB A COPY IMMEDIATELY!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wishhobbler (Paperback)
"Wishhobbler" is a truly outstanding masterpiece, with humour, emotion, and everything else you could want from a book. Truly magnificent. Buy a copy immediately!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST HAVE BOOK,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wishhobbler (Paperback)
"Wishhobbler" is a remarkable book, with O'Dowd's creative abilities predominant throughout. Capturing the atmosphere of 19th century Glasgow with a sophisticated and accurate turn of phrase as well a highly detailed array of 23 of O'Dowds marvellous black and white ink drawings, the novel primarily focuses on Spin, a young girl abandoned by her mother at an early age. She has been adopted by Sir Fistache mal Arthreign, owner of a wishhobbler, renowned for causing havoc among the dwellers of the Songwynd Slums. With a well balanced blend of humour, suspense, sensitivity and emotion, this excellent book is a must for young and old alike.
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