Whispering Knights Lively

by Penelope Lively

Book Overview

Three children concoct a witch's brew that conjures up Morgan Le Fay in the guise of a local tycoon's wife who immediately stirs up trouble in the village. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0434948845
• ISBN13: 9780434948840
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Thirty five years later, it's still a beautiful book

At the ripe old age of 46 I've come across this book, squirreled amongst the group of items I've kept since childhood. I last read it when I was 12, in 1972, when PL had written only one other book. I can understand why this is the only book I chose to keep from my childhood. Beautiful imagery and a powerful use of words that I found fascinating even then. The children seem a little 'old fashioned' now, but the story itself holds firm. My 8 year old son is loving it. I only hope the now fragile and yellow pages will last the distance.

My favourite story

This is a wonderful story of three children, who inadvertantly bring Morgan le Fay back into power. Based in Oxfordshire, it utilises a famous stone circle, the Whispering Knights.Written in the typical Lively easy to read style, it's a great children's story with a good mix of magic and modern sensibilities. It has long been one of my favourites and still gets a re-read even though I'm 20 years past the demographic.