WESTALL, Robert - The Scarecrows - (Hardcover in Jacket)

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Did belong to a library before but book as well as wrapper survived remarkably well - 160 pg. >>> I don't think I have a favorite book of all time, but if I did then I'd have to say The Scarecrows. I first read it when I was thirteen - the same age as the central character Simon Wood - and it had a lasting effect on me. I recently re-read it and found it just as compelling as an adult. Robert Westall (and this book in particular) is in fact the main reason why my own first two books are in this same genre, i.e. young adult ghost stories, and with some similar themes. He has been a major inspiration for me, more than any other single writer. - Why is The Scarecrows so good? Well for one thing I've always liked ghost stories, but this is so much more than that. It's also a psychological thriller and a powerful emotional drama. Simon is utterly believable as the lonely, angry and confused boy who idolises his late father and sees his relationship with his mother begin to disintegrate after her remarriage to a man he hates. What makes this seem so gut-wrenchingly real is that it's mainly Simon's own inner demons that are tearing his family apart - and as his misery and isolation grows, so the unquiet ghosts in the ruined water-mill across the fields begin to stir, grown in power and move closer and closer ... but what will happen when they finally arrive? The fact that we're never told only adds to the chilling power and tension of the climax. - Simon is the best thing in the book. Westall did brilliantly to paint such a dark, complex and yet sympathetic character. But all the other characters convince too, and in general the quality of Westall's writing is superb throughout, clearly superior to most other writers (childrens' and adults') that I've seen since. It hooks you from the startling first sentence to the rather abrupt, slightly ambiguous ending. And there's the odd flash of humour too, despite the dark themes. - If you have any interest at all in ghost stories, this is a must-read - but even if you don't, still give it a go. It's so much more than a bog-standard paranormal yarn. It's best suited to teenage readers - probably not younger - and adults. * TEEN READING *

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