
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book VI
The Long-Lost Home
Author: Maryrose Wood
Narrator: Fiona Hardingham
Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Storytide
Published: 06/19/2018

Author: Maryrose Wood
Narrator: Fiona Hardingham
Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Storytide
Published: 06/19/2018
Maryrose Wood is the author of the first five books (so far!) in this series about the Incorrigible children and their governess. These books may be considered works of fiction, which is to say, the true bits and the untrue bits are so thoroughly mixed together that no one should be able to tell the difference. This process of fabrication is fully permitted under the terms of the author's Poetic License, which is one of her most prized possessions.Maryrose's other qualifications for writing these tales include a scandalous stint as a professional thespian, many years as a private governess to two curious and occasionally rambunctious pupils, and whatever literary insights she may have gleaned from living in close proximity to a clever but disobedient dog.
When you're a parent or a librarian or a teacher or a bookseller who reads a lot of children's books, you sometimes wish for fun. Children's books are often by their very nature "fun". But there's fun that's strained and trying to appeal to everyone and then there's fun that appears to be effortless......more
There are some serious problems with this book. I will present them in a list: 1. The sub-title, "The Mysterious Howling." This "mysterious howling" is only mentioned in the last chapter and never revealed. It is a weak attempt at drawing readers into committing to reading the next book in the series......more