The first reviews are in

Escape from the Shades

The first reviews of this book, published in February 2023, have now been received. The book tells of two orphans, growing up in poverty in the East End of London in Victorian times and the way in which the criminal justice system then operated, with no right for defendant to give evidence on their own behalf. They keep a dog to protect them and are assisted by Dr Barnardo but their chances are put at risk when there is an assault in the notorious Rookeries.

The book is aimed at children aged between 8 and 12. Each chapter is approximately 1000 words so that each is suitable as a bedtime story but many children will be able to read the text on their own.

 

“I finished the book. It was pretty good”  (V aged 12)

 

“ M (aged 11) agreed that it was absorbing and interesting to read how children lived in that era and especially how working children got by. It was a really good plot and a good story“. 

 

“I enjoyed it very much. The story was engrossing and I especially liked the changes in narration from Tom to Bobby.

The trial is a great climax.”   (HC)

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