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Bartonwood

John Moat

First published 1978
Publisher Chatto & Windus
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Pages 116
Price £3.25
ISBN 0701123125

Notes


Among six of works of fantasy reviewed, one of two that "get into the air beautifully and are soon cruising". In closing, "It's daft, magical, beautiful, and rides the thermals, higher and higher. One mark of its success is the difficulty of giving anything but this sort of dotty, glowing account of it." As suggested, the two nominally substantial paragraphs are inscrutable to this reader --Pwendt 2018 --{{a|Edward Blishen}}, The Guardian 1978-07-06 p11 "All in the Air: Edward Blishen on Fantasy" No other review found 2018-06-26 in newspapers, nor capsule. Check magazines.

  • Publ date as 1978-06-01 and cover image from Amazon UK 2018-06-26
  • Price from review by {{a|Edward Blishen}} The Guardian 1978-07-06 p11 "All in the Air: Edward Blishen on Fantasy" (very positive)