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Rollo and Maia go to stay with their cousin in an enchanted country of fir trees and a fairy-tale castle. There they discover a cottage in the wood inhabited by a mysterious godmother who tells the children the story of Aureole, the King's daughter. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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So this title has remained on my shelf, constantly pushed back in favour of other books, for quite some years now. But I'm so glad I got to it in the end. It is so easy and fascinating to read - the imagination it presents reminds me very much of the fairies Mum grew up with in her garden. For a time I thought it was going to become rather like Narnia, and I suppose it is in a way, but the resemblance is fleeting.
If there is disappointment, it is that the fantasy does become overt. Like Cornelia Funke, I personally feel that Mrs Molesworth is at her best when everything is mystery, and could possibly be explained somehow. The tension and the possibility are wonderful. Once she commits herself fully to the fantasy elements, her attempts to describe the fantastic fall a little flat. In the story, Godmother admonishes the children not to try to answer all questions, because puzzlement is half the fun. Perhaps Mrs Molesworth should have listened to Godmother!
But it was a lovely step back in time, and it was surprising to see how easy to read it was. ( )