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'The inventive story of... the author's journey in search of the source of
the "torrent of stories" that came when Enid "let her mind go free."' -- The Bookseller
I laughed so hard that I spat out the vodka - I mean ginger beer - I was sipping, drenching my dog -- Val Hennessy, Daily Mail
McLaren 'keeps his childhood delight in the story, while giving free rein to an adult investigation of its sources...illuminating and entertaining.' -- Independent
The inventive story of an obsession with Enid Blyton
-- The Bookseller
Time for a passionate fan to defend Blyton: step forward Duncan McLaren with Looking for Enid' -- Sue Baker, The Bookseller
`Looking for Enid is a romp around various Blytonian sites. It's cheerful and inventive -- packed with pastiche, imaginary encounters and literary criticism. Imagine Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with lashings of ginger beer instead of hallucinogenics.
-- The Times
`This is an inventive and unusual portrait of Blyton'
-- Kent Messenger
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This is a strikingly inventive and unusual portrait of the most successful English writer for children until JK Rowling, Enid Blyton, who entertained millions worldwide with her myriad adventure stories and mysteries but was herself an adventure and a mystery.Everyone who ever wondered what kind of woman Enid Blyton was.Enid Blyton gave us the "Famous Five" and "Fatty's Find-Outers", the "Enchanted Wood" and the "Wishing Chair". Some of us, encouraged by austere critics, have pretended no longer to want what Enid gave. We have pretended that we were not once upon a time enthralled by her stories. We have chosen to forget how much we loved the time we spent in their company. And we have feigned disdain. Now, Duncan McLaren offers lapsed devotees the possibility of honest redemption. If you're willing to acknowledge that Enid Blyton once mattered to you, you are warmly invited to accompany Duncan on an adventure that will investigate what made Enid Enid and endeavour to reach the source of her torrent of stories, those that came when she was 'letting her mind go free'.
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- PublisherPortobello Books Ltd
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1846271150
- ISBN 13 9781846271151
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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