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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 1, 2022 13:49:36 GMT
Robin Ritchie (Methuen, 1949) - I read this novel when I was a kid. It is a "children's book" (though possibly it would be called "young adult" today) but had some fairly grown-up stuff going on in it too. The central character is a young girl from a poor Scottish family, and the setting is urban and fairly modern (but hard to say when exactly - maybe just after WW2, but possibly before). The girl has what would be called "second sight", and in particular sees (and is sometimes taken by) the "Wild Hunt". I don't remember much more, except it was all pretty bleak. There was some sub-plot involving the local orphanage I think (possibly the girl goes to work there?), and something about the local minister, and I think the girl's father may be an alcoholic... I don't think it had a happy ending. For years I have remembered the basic plot and cover, but not the title - it seems to be a bit of a rarity, and I had started to wonder if it really existed at all. Many thanks to Bluetomb for finding the title and confirming that I wasn't imagining the whole thing.
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Post by Dr Strange on Aug 1, 2022 20:14:34 GMT
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