Reader’s Note
8 out of 10
The first part, with the boy and the animals, is lovely and I would happily have stayed there. It gets sadder than I was expecting. My wife found me a hardback of it in a shop in Ludlow, which helped.
by@thebigsleepyWritten 26 March 2026Read 25 March 2026Edited 27 March 2026
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