Flawed AngelOnce upon a time in a Middle Eastern land, the ruler had two sons, the first still born, so they said. The younger, a fat, thoughtful, sweet natured boy was his heir. Far from the capital there are rumours of a creature, half boy, half beast, that roams the forests. A rich lonely prospector finds the creature, and brings him up as his son. The creature learns to talk after a fashion and to move almost normally. From his shady garden he looks longingly

distrustful of the British but vital to their cause

the point beyond which one could not go

And he meets his very own Book - a talking thing - who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter

he had to withdraw his nomination

a college to rival anything in England

The truth is there for the finding

delicate and soaring

Throughout each book are evocative brush illustrations by the Award winning illustrator Damian Gascoigne

the familial paragon becomes an anti-husband

'A fitting - and frightening - homage to The Haunting of Hill House' NEW YORK TIMES

when an accordion-maker and his son

unexpected foe - the Lambs