Vicky

Vicky #2

by Catherine Storr

Although she knows who her natural mother was and where she died, Vicky, now adopted, is determined to find out who her father was.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Author Catherine Storr was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School and went on to study English at Newnham College, Cambridge. She then went to medical school and worked part-time as a Senior Medical Officer in the Department of Psychological Medicine of the Middlesex Hospital from 1950 to 1963.

Her first book was published in 1940, but was not successful. It was not until the 1950s that her books became popular. She wrote mostly children's books as well as books for adults, plays, short stories, and adapted one of her novels into an opera libretto. She published more than 30 children's books, but is best known for Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf and Marianne Dreams, which was made into a television series and a film.

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sequel to the Chinese Egg but without the elements that made the first book interesting (seeing the future and saving a life). Even the romance was not picked up.

And yet quietly compelling in its own way as we see Vicky search for her roots. The hint of another romance was a little questionable but maybe that’s just my prudishness. Tbh it feels like an unsuccessful spinoff though I appreciated another glimpse of these characters.

[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I consider Catherine Storr to be an underrated children's writer. I read her book The Chinese Egg twice. It was an imaginative adventurous book with likable characters. Then I learned it had a sequel which was very out of print. I tracked it down for a reasonable price. Then I read it and was let down. It was about Vicky finding her biological mother and father. Not much happens in the book. There's no adventure involved in the search either. The characters Stephen and Chris were barely in the book. Then there was a hint of an inappropriate romance that pretty much destroyed the book for me. The other reviewer wasn't being prudish. They were right. I suggest you read Marianne Dreams or The Chinese Egg again instead.