The Wolf In The Attic Goodreads

The synopsis of the novel places quite a bit of weight on it being set in 1920s oxford and featuring c s lewis and j r r tolkien by any measure two of the towering figures who have shaped contemporary fantasy fiction.

The wolf in the attic goodreads.

Tolkien and anna francis a young greek refugee looking to escape the grim reality of her new life. Home to c s lewis j r r tolkien and in paul kearney s novel the wolf in the attic anna francis a young greek girl looking to escape the grim reality of her new life. Anna lives in a. But the truth was far more dangerous than that.

Flowers in the attic i ve read a number of other v c. Andrews books but flowers in the attic is one which i could never quite bring myself to be interested in. Mama said there was a wolf upstairs a hungry dangerous wolf. The wolf in the attic is very pretty to read doesn t go anywhere interesting wastes most of its good ideas in the first act and is over all a bit disappointing.

We expected more from paul kearney and look forward to his next work. Not enough to stop me recommending it albeit with caveats in fact i ll be interested to see what other people think. I loved all the literary references to sir ernest shackleton one of the greatest explorers of all time. Bricks and chairs is nothing.

The wolf in the attic is a charming fairy tale that is a blend of fantasy and historical fiction. The night they cross paths none suspect the fantastic world at work all around them. A wolf in the attic. The wolf in the attic.

The wolf in the attic by paul kearney i ve given this 5 stars on goodreads for its writing which is lovely but i do have ambivalent feelings about it. 23 quotes from the wolf in the attic. The wolf in the attic by paul kearney goodreads author 3 87 avg rating 1 055 ratings published 2016 4 editions. For personal reasons i was disturbed by the infamous incest subplot that the book has and the story always sounded very odd to me.

I feel like i was slightly sold a pup to coin a pun with paul kearney s new novel the wolf in the attic published next week by solaris review copy by netgalley. Much too dangerous to tell a jewish child marked for death. Even though she was only two the little girl knew she must never go into the attic. Strange noises came from there.