内容简介
'Itisagreat,shaggy,generous,polysyllabic,triple-deckerbeastofabookandIhaven'treadanythinginanageI'veenjoyedsomuch.NorhaveIsatintothesmallhoursturningthepagesofamanuscriptinexecrablecomputerprint,withsuchrisktomyeyes,alreadyweakened,weakenedstillfurtherbytheSwisslightsbecauseIsimplyhadtogettotheendofit.Itisthemixtureofideas,cunning,fairytales,humour-thecleverwaysheinterweavesnaturalhistory,romance,poems,porches,tabletappingandeven,Ithink,rapunzel;anditisalsosofunny,intwocenturies,atonce!Ibelieveit'sthebestthingshehasdone.ChristabelandAsh,RolandandMaudcomeoffthepagebewitchingly'-ChristopherHope
作者简介
A.S.Byattisinternationallyacclaimedasanovelist,shortstorywriterandcritic.EducatedatYorkandNewnhamCollege,Cambridge,shetaughtattheCentralSchoolofArtandDesign,andwasSeniorlecturerinEnglishatUniversityCollege,London,beforebecomingafull-timewriterin1983.ShewasappointedCBEin1990andDBEin1999.HermostrecentnovelisTheChildren'sBook.