#TheBlunders – David Walliams
#HarperCollins
#JonathanBall
Once upon a time in a country far, far away…. Oops, sorry. That was a blunder. Let’s try again.
Shortly before World War II Blunder Hall, an English country house, was on the verge of collapse. Lord Bertie Blunder’s affinity for outrageous inventions has bankrupted the estate that had been the pride of the family for generations. The nasty man from the bank has an evil plan to seize Blunder Hall, and Bertie has little time to save his heritage.
Fortunately, he is not alone. Right by his side is Lady Betty Blunder. Perpetually dressed in showjumping outfits, donning a riding crop, she is ready for battle on her trusty steed, Pegasus. The fact that Pegasus is an imaginary horse, is a slight inconvenience, though. Their two children, Bunny, and Brutus are also prepared to join the battle, when they are not battling each other. Their secret weapon is old Lady Blunder. She may be in her eighties, but she regards her beloved blunderbuss as an extension of herself and believes that all problems can be solved by shooting at them. And do not disregard the value added by Butler the butler; Cedric the pet ostrich who specializes in bottom pecking, and the Baroness, a battered Rolls-Royce propelled by pedals.
Their desperate efforts to save Blunder Hall from foreclosure include a concert with home-made musical instruments, selling themselves off as antiques, entering the village’s marrow-growing competition with a fake marrow, masquerading as a tourist destination, a circus, and a haunted house, and leads to an inhouse flood, an altercation with Vikings, and a new take on playing snakes and ladders.
As always, Walliams’ comedy with heart, in combination with illustrations by Adam Stower, is both entertaining and hilarious, perfect reading material for readers of eight years and older.
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