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Attica (Paperback)

by Garry Douglas Kilworth (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: ATOM; New edition edition (3 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904233562
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904233565
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 532,850 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'This book is reminiscent of Narnia with its alternative, magical world. A fantastic read that will have imaginations working overtime.' The Bookseller 'An excellent book, good and original and, in all the best ways, strange.' Neil Gaiman 'One to watch. The book belongs in the mainstream of children's literature and has the ingredients to make it an 'adventure in the attic' classic' Children's Bookseller Supplement

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A novel with echoes of timeless classics such as THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE BORROWERS and ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Garry Kilworth's ATTICA reveals a twilight world of forgotten wonders, and extraordinary adventures - all happening just above our heads. Join Jordy, Alex and Chloe as they cross the portal from our world to a strange and wonderful other place, accessible for just a moment in time through the trap-door of the attic in their family home. From hat-stand forests, to towering hills of old musical instruments, deserts of old books and a great water-tank lake, the vast continent they stumble upon is one of limitless surprises - and that's before they meet the inhabitants: strange clans of small and lumpen people who live in homes constructed from all manner of found things and drive vehicles powered by old sewing-machine parts. It is against this remarkable backdrop that the three children will embark on a spellbinding adventure to recover a prized possession, save a life, and - somehow - find a way back home.A story of courage, loyalty and friendship; of Browsers, Shadow-Tangles and Tatterdermalions; of incredible landscapes, ingenious devices, and cunning plot twists, ATTICA has a richness and depth that will delight readers of all ages.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure to get lost in!, 10 April 2006
By M. Stone (Staffordshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Attica (Hardcover)
I bought this book after reading Neil Gaiman's praise for it, and I'm glad I did. It's a novel that is by turns charming, scaring, moving and exciting.

The premise is simple: three children venture into the attic of their new home in search of a pocket-watch belonging to the previous tenant (an old curmudgeon who now occupies the adjacent flat). They wander beyond the expected boundaries of their attic and enter a country-sized world of weirdness, full of strange inhabitants. The story thus becomes a series of adventures as the children try to find their own trapdoor home.

The real strength in this book for me -- being, I suspect, much older than the target audience -- was the characters. The three children, Chloe, Jordy and Alex, are very different in temperament and interests, and deal with each new problem in profoundly different ways. But each conquer their fears and, not only survive, but actually thrive and grow on their escapades. I found myself really rooting for them. Younger readers will just love the weird settings and strange folk like the Bortrekker, the Removal Firm, and the Board-comber with his pet bat. There are even Atticans who ride about in cars converted from sewing machines!

I lost myself in Attica for several enjoyable evenings.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thank goodness I persevered, 29 April 2007
By P. Corner (Essex) - See all my reviews
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I almost gave up on this book at one point. As mentioned, the idea is that three children and their cat enter an attic to find a watch. The attic is, of course, a whole other reality connected at certain points to our own reality. After a short while I found the childrens acceptance of their situation a little too unbelievable, I almost stopped reading. Fortunately I carried on and the book gradually weaved it's magic on me in much the same way that the attic seemed to affect the children. I was captured and just moved with the story from one adventure to another. There are so many ideas in here that I hope the author wants to write more before moving on to other things!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 20 Sep 2006
By Julio (Granada Spain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Attica (Hardcover)
Fabulous book. I loved it so much I didn't want it to end and I can't wait for the next one (I hope theres going to be a next one!). When I first bought it I thought OK it's going to be another Narnia, but it wasn't like Narnia at all, it had all its own atmosphere and story - the only thing it has in common is it uses a sort of porthole in the house, in this case a trapdoor, to reach another world, and lots of stories do that. I would recommend this book to anyone, especially my age (13) and older or younger.
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