![]() ![]() Will Stanton knew nothing of this when he came to Wales to recover from a severe illness. There is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden within a certain hill, that will be found by a boy and a white dog with silver eyes - a dog that can see the wind. Having said that it was compelling, magical and certainly full of mystery! Read more This was a poignant and tense part of the book for me that somehow does not often get mention – I liked the way in which Susan Cooper brings together the longing question of humanity ‘where do I come from’ to the legend aspect of her saga.This fourth book in the Dark is Rising sequence was the first book in the series that I have read and had it not been for the Newbery Award it would not have been my choice. Finally he is able to ask and face those questions that were previously unspeakable. For Bran the boundaries surrounding ‘his story’ have been tightly controlled by his father. As we learn more of his story themes of separation, roots and belonging emerge. Will, recuperating from hepatitis and staying with his Welsh uncle and aunt overcomes the Dark evil with the help of Bran, a young boy whose origins are clouded in mystery. This quote reflects the book, a mix of myth, legend and humanity.Set in the mysterious Welsh countryside this is a story woven with myth and Arthurian legend. ‘For a moment he seemed no more than an uncomplicated small boy, caught up in bubbling wonder by a marvellous sight’. ![]()
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