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William Horwood, author of two other bestselling "sequels" to Kenneth Grahame's beloved classic,
The Wind in the Willows (
The Willows in Winter and
Toad Triumphant), picks up where Grahame left off, with nary a misstep. The flavor and tone of his thrilling story, along with Patrick Benson's marvelous crosshatched illustrations, have done the impossible: brought Grahame's characters back to life. Like a river, time moves inexorably forward. Ratty, Mole, Otter, Toad, and Badger are growing older. They are content to live out their lives on the River Bank in peaceful reflection--until, that is, one of those mysterious eddies of life picks them up and spins them around. It all starts when Rat, while "communing" with the River, senses that something is terribly wrong. Soon after, a mysterious summons to collect an item from the post office arrives. From there, the adventures gather speed. Whether fighting off the horrible Beast of the Iron Bridge, rescuing Rat from a near-fatal bout with indigestion, or trying to save the Wild Wood from impending, polluting Progress, the friends have no time to slip quietly into old age. Even so, each animal must begin to prepare for the next generation. (All ages, 9 and older)
--Emilie Coulter
--Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
Product Description
The sequel to "The Willows in Winter" and "Toad Triumphant", this story completes the tale of Toad of Toad Hall and his river bank friends. The young and old generations of animals rally together for the future of the river bank - in which Toad will have his finest hour.
