Index Welcome About Us Contact Us ... 21st Century The Future World Travel Destinations Reviews Dreamscapes Original Fiction Film Space Movies in depth Archives 99-06 Kid's Books Previous Issue The International Writers Magazine Kids Books Heaven's Eyes by David Almond ISBN: 9780340944974 Holly Bates Review This mysterious and intriguing tale of "damaged child" Erin Laws adventures with her friends is haunting and fantastically original. You simply cant help but be sucked right into the heart of this story, it grips you from the very beginning, daring you not to believe what you are about to read: "Some people will tell you none of these things happened. Theyll say they were just a dream the three of us shared. But they did happen." Erin Laws bold yet deeply thought provoking voice narrates her escape from the orphanage with best friends January Carr and Mouse Gullane. Three orphans; labelled "damaged" by their leader Maureen, but who rebel against this insulting description. Making a break for it one night, they brave the wild river on a homemade raft, sailing away to freedom. After becoming stuck in thick mud, they meet the weird and wonderful Heaven Eyes who claims to have come from the mud; saved by the wary, secretive man she calls Grampa. She is a captivating character; full hope and happiness despite the bleak surroundings of the Black Middens. | |
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