Fiction - General

When I was a little girl I used to love listening to ghost stories, that is, up until Halloween 1978 when I ended up in the middle of one. Whether the date had anything to do with what happened I'll never know, although many people believe that at this time the dead are able to cross into the world of the living. Maybe they can also take us back with them. It was half term and I was walking up the road by the local playing fields with my mate Paul. We were looking forward to that night when a few of the local kids were coming round to my house for 'bob apple' and general fun and games, we didn't know about trick or treat in those days. The twins Jimmy and John ...  Read the complete review

C S Lewis,(often known as Jack),was born in Belfast in 1898. Educated in England,he joined the army in 1917.He ws a member of the literary group,called Inklings,whos other members included J R R Tolkien and Charles Williams.He went on to wed an American,Joy Davidman Gresham in 1957.C S Lweis died on the same day that JFK was assasintaed in Dallas,November the 22nd 1963. During his life he wrote many accomplished books,including the Chronicals of Narnia.These books are by far my favourite of his works,and disclose a secret land that fires the imagination and transports you in your mind. This series of stories were published in the following order, ...  Read the complete review