If you saw it in a secondhand store or something, I wouldn’t hesitate to pick it up. Robinson, and The Sara Summer by Mary Downing Hahn and I think those are perfect to describe what kind of book this is. Two of the books advertises in the back of this are When Marnie Was There by Joan G.
I’m not sure if this is one where I’d say they should put out a reprint, but I had a fun time reading it. It didn’t take a lot of time to read, and overall was just fine. Some of the language used about her wasn’t amazing, but it wasn’t horrible. I liked that their mom was fat and it wasn’t treated some a terrible thing. There’s a decent voice, with a decent plot, and it’s very atmospheric. I read this as a kid, and I remember liking it, but I didn’t know if I would as an adult. Several of her novels were named notable books by the American Library Association (ALA), and The Monster Garden was named the best science fiction/fantasy book of 1988 by the ALA.Ĭross-posted from my blog where there's more information on where I got my copy and links and everything. She published almost two dozen books in all, including Travelers by Night (1983), The Cuckoo Sister (1985), The Monster Garden (1988), A Kind of Thief (1992), Time Wreck (1996), A Gift on a String (1998), Ticket to Heaven (2000), and her last book, The Boy Who Swallowed a Ghost (2001).
Alcock continued writing fantasies, ghost stories, and mysteries through 2001, many of which proved popular with teens and some of which were adapted to television as movies and series. It was not until 1980, therefore, that she finally published her first novel for teenagers, The Haunting of Cassie Palmer. However, she did occasionally give him ideas for his books, such as the popular Smith stories. Although she had enjoyed storytelling and novels since she was a child, Alcock was shy about trying to be a published author and was content to stay in the background behind her famous author husband, Leon Garfield. This was followed by three years as an employment bureau manager and from 1956 to 1964 Alcock worked as a secretary for Whiltington Hospital in London. She left school to become an ambulance driver for the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II after the war, she held several different jobs, including as an artist for the duplicating firm Gestetner Ltd. Her early training and career, however, was in commercial art, and she attended the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts from 1940 to 1942.
Alcock was a bestselling author of mystery and fantasy fiction for young adults. Born September 23, 1924, in Worthing, Sussex, England died October 11, 2003, in London, England.
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