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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

‘One of my favourite books as a child was . It’s set in an alternative version of Britain in the early 19th century, under the rule of King James III, where wolves run wild, and follows two cousins, Bonnie and Sylvia, as they go on the run from a wicked governess, Miss Slighcarp. I loved everything about it, from the plucky heroine to the descriptions of landscape and the villainous way in which Miss Slighcarp wore

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