The Apple Stone

And a half. Well written but derivative. This author works best for me where the characters are fairy tale as while the story is fine I miss the depth and bite and class consciousness of an author such as Alan Garner. Still it started with a reference to Nineveh and I was visiting the brilliant Assyrian exhibition at the British museum only last week. Could my unconscious have used that to pick out a re-read after so many years?

I wish I could remember more about this book, because I do remember really enjoying it as a kid. It was one of those magic stories set in present day, and did have to do with a magical apple stone that could bring dead things back to life, and also, if memory serves, things like statues.

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