Swallows & Amazons Forever!
I'm on an Arthur Ransome kick. I loved the books when I was a kid and I've been reading them again. They are simple, elegant and endearingly full of make-believe.
Don't know what I'm talking about? Then you were probably born after the 70's. My dearly departed Gran, Beryl Hall had most of them in her hut at the Rangitata river, alongside lovely editions of Biggles and the Famous Five. The Swallows & Amazons series are about two groups of friends who meet up in the holidays and have sailing adventures on a lake in the north of England, without an adult in sight, except for non-Natives like Captain Flint and other Natives who the Swallows & Amazons get milk and water from ...
Now reading.. Secret Water
Don't know what I'm talking about? Then you were probably born after the 70's. My dearly departed Gran, Beryl Hall had most of them in her hut at the Rangitata river, alongside lovely editions of Biggles and the Famous Five. The Swallows & Amazons series are about two groups of friends who meet up in the holidays and have sailing adventures on a lake in the north of England, without an adult in sight, except for non-Natives like Captain Flint and other Natives who the Swallows & Amazons get milk and water from ...
Now reading.. Secret Water
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