A Necklace of Raindrops
Joan Aiken
May 2016 · Bolinda · Narrated by Lizza Aiken
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'This Is how it all began ... ' From 'A Necklace of Raindrops' to 'The Patchwork Quilt', here are eight classic stories to treasure and enjoy. Beginning and ending with a birthday, this spell-binding collection conjures up a world filled with magic, where wishes can come true. A necklace of raindrops that keeps its owner dry in the heaviest rainstorm, a tiger that runs faster than the wind, a huge floating apple pie with a piece of sky in it, a baker's cat who swells to the size of a whale when his mistress feeds him yeast, a house that stands on one leg – these are just some of the objects and characters that figure in these delightful stories.
About the author
Joan Delano Aiken MBE was an English writer specialising in supernatural fiction and children's alternate history novels. In 1999 she was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature.
Lizza Aiken, daughter of Joan, studied in Paris with master teachers Etienne Decroux and Jacques LeCoq to become a mime. She toured with fringe theater groups, appearing in international festivals all over Europe in the 1970s and ’80s, before settling in Highgate, London. Lizza is now curating the Joan Aiken literary estate.
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