![]() Too bad much of the humor comes from cheap fat jokes, classism and jibes about the cognitively disabled the mean-spirited moments mar an otherwise playful frolic. ![]() A rousing finale-complete with zeppelin-sized squash, a bouncy castle and several Darth Vaders-brings it all home for a gleeful, magic-packed conclusion. Goodness knows Andrew won’t get a moment’s peace to write his Great Work unless he takes control of the whole shebang. ![]() Or perhaps it has something to do with 12-year-old Aidan, the runaway who’s taken refuge with Andrew after being chased from a foster home by creatures he calls Stalkers. Perhaps it has something to do with the mystical beasties he’d forgotten inhabit his grandfather’s land. Andrew isn’t exactly sure what the field-of-care is, but he knows he needs to protect it. Andrew Hope leaves his job as a university lecturer when his grandfather bequeaths him both a house and a field-of-care. Wynne Jones’s inimitable style showcases a multi-generational cast of heroes and a chaotic finale at the village fête. ![]()
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