Ebook {Epub PDF} Autumn Term by Antonia Forest

None of her characters are entirely likable and all in all, Autumn Term is a hard sell - it's so much about the tiny interactions and the details, much more than about grand school things (though there's a good deal of that as well). Her novel is so realistic I'm inclined to say she really subverts the genre in a thought-provoking, challenging way.  · Autumn Term is the first book of the Marlow chronicles by Antonia Forest. The Marlows are a large family of six girls (Karen, Rowan, Ann, Ginty and the twins Nicola and Lawrie) and their brothers (Giles and Peter). Autumn Term is the first book of the Marlow chronicles by Antonia Forest. The Marlows are a large family of six girls (Karen, Rowan, Ann, Ginty and the twins Nicola and /5.

Autumn Term (Puffin Books) by Antonia Forest. Click here for the lowest price! Mass Market Paperback, , Autumn Term is the first in the series of novels about the Marlow family by Antonia Forest, first published in , and set in that post-war period. The plot focuses on the two youngest Marlows, identical twins Nicola and Lawrence, during their first term at Kingscote. The next book in the series is The Marlows and the Traitor. Book 6. The Thuggery Affair. by Antonia Forest. · 92 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published · 3 editions. The Thuggery was the Marlows' name for the boys wh. Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve The Thuggery Affair. Want to Read.

None of her characters are entirely likable and all in all, Autumn Term is a hard sell - it's so much about the tiny interactions and the details, much more than about grand school things (though there's a good deal of that as well). Her novel is so realistic I'm inclined to say she really subverts the genre in a thought-provoking, challenging way. From my synopsis, this may sound like the usual school story, but there are themes here that are deeper and more complex than those generally found in most children's fiction and Antonia Forest develops these themes further in following books, such as: ' End of Term '; ' The Cricket Term ' and ' The Attic Term '. I first read and enjoyed 'Autumn Term' as a child in the s, but I have derived more from it with subsequent readings and would recommend this highly for both young and older. Autumn Term is the first in the series of novels about the Marlow family by Antonia Forest, first published in , and set in that post-war period. The plot focuses on the two youngest Marlows, identical twins Nicola and Lawrence, during their first term at Kingscote. The next book in the series is The Marlows and the Traitor.