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The Rainbow Trail
Liz, Dan, and their father are in need of a place to live when they inherit an uncle's cottage in North Wales, but some puzzling circumstances, as well as the difficulties of life there, make them wonder how lucky they were.
187 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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February 3, 2024
When Liz and Dan Arwell first saw the cottage they were not much impressed.
'It looks like a right shack,' Liz remarked.
'What did you expect?' said Pa. 'Buckingham Palace?'
But for a few moments the rainbow arching the sky made even the shabby cottage look magical.
When the Arwell's first heard about Uncle Dai's bequest, they were in need of some good luck. Mum had left them, Pa had lost his job, and their home was to be demolished to make way for a by-pass. Uncle Dai's cottage, half-way up a mountain in North Wales, offered Pa the chance of a new life, but Liz felt more doubtful about it as she struggled to cope with the ancient cooking range, the various animals Pa acquired, and Aunt Rhon's temperamental cat. And who was the mysterious intruder in the tiny disused goldmine in the garden?
Liz & Dan have their world turned upside down when they have to move from the city to Lanfarw, Wales. They seem quite mature, self-sufficient children, having to grow up fast when their mother left them, I suppose, but frightfully ignorant of anything outside their small sphere. Life is so much different in this isolated spot near Snowdon, & harder, especially for Liz who is expected to do so much more around the house. Money is tight & options are few, but the children make friends with their nearest neighbours, Huw & Gwenny Rees.
There are several mysteries here: Why did Aunt Rhon refuse to come with them? Why did Jared Owen dislike them so much? Who was playing around in the old mine behind Maerdy Cottage? Why was Uncle Dai such a nasty, old recluse? How would they manage when Da knew so little about farming, & money was so tight?
A strange & interesting tale, written before the dumbing down of children's vocabularies.
'It looks like a right shack,' Liz remarked.
'What did you expect?' said Pa. 'Buckingham Palace?'
But for a few moments the rainbow arching the sky made even the shabby cottage look magical.
When the Arwell's first heard about Uncle Dai's bequest, they were in need of some good luck. Mum had left them, Pa had lost his job, and their home was to be demolished to make way for a by-pass. Uncle Dai's cottage, half-way up a mountain in North Wales, offered Pa the chance of a new life, but Liz felt more doubtful about it as she struggled to cope with the ancient cooking range, the various animals Pa acquired, and Aunt Rhon's temperamental cat. And who was the mysterious intruder in the tiny disused goldmine in the garden?
Liz & Dan have their world turned upside down when they have to move from the city to Lanfarw, Wales. They seem quite mature, self-sufficient children, having to grow up fast when their mother left them, I suppose, but frightfully ignorant of anything outside their small sphere. Life is so much different in this isolated spot near Snowdon, & harder, especially for Liz who is expected to do so much more around the house. Money is tight & options are few, but the children make friends with their nearest neighbours, Huw & Gwenny Rees.
There are several mysteries here: Why did Aunt Rhon refuse to come with them? Why did Jared Owen dislike them so much? Who was playing around in the old mine behind Maerdy Cottage? Why was Uncle Dai such a nasty, old recluse? How would they manage when Da knew so little about farming, & money was so tight?
A strange & interesting tale, written before the dumbing down of children's vocabularies.
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