THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE

First published in 1962, the classic first book in the "Wolves" Series, hailed by Time Magazine as a "genuine small masterpiece". It is perhaps 1830 - but a period of English History that never happened. Good King James III is on the throne and the country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel.

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? This new edition features an introduction by Aiken's daughter, Lizza, providing insight into the struggles Aiken--much like her heroines--had to endure before finally finishing this classic story a decade after she started writing it. Joan Aiken (1924-2004) daughter of Pulitzer prize winning poet Conrad Aiken started writing herself from the age of five. During her lifetime she published over one hundred books for children and adults, including the acclaimed Wolves of Willoughby Chase series. In the UK she received an MBE from the Queen for her services to Children's Literature. Following the 50th ANNIVERSARY of Joan's much loved first book in the Wolves Chronicles Series - 'THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE' famously hailed as 'One Genuine Small Masterpiece' by Time Magazine - look out for brand new editions and award winning AUDIO read by Joan's daughter Lizza Aiken.