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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

By: Joan Aiken
Narrated by: Lizza Aiken
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Summary

 Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease.

With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp? Action & Adventure Animals Animals & Nature Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Wolf

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"This year can boast one genuine small masterpiece. . . . The Wolves of Willoughby Chase . . . is almost a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess: charm, a style of its own, the skill and authority to create a small world without writing down to small readers."
--Time Magazine

"It's a funny book. The language is so fantastically right."--School Library Journal
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Having Joan Aitken’s daughter (for whom the story was first written) introducing & reading this book gave it extra magic. The story is wonderful & I enjoyed sharing it with my children.

Perfect narration & a brilliant tale

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I loved this book and the others in the series as a little girl. I find the quality of the narration makes or breaks an audiobook, no matter how good the writing, and am pleased to report that Lizza Aiken did a stellar job.

Wonderful narration of this 5* adventure

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Absolutely Amazing would definitely recommend it has such a good tale and I listened to it all the time it is my favourite book

Amazing book I would recommend it

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I loved it was so powerful and exciting. There adventure was just one of the best I have ever read

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Nostalgia abounds in this book. Appreciated the history of the book at the beginning, very interesting. Book itself expertly read and as captivating as when I read it as a child. 100%

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