PublishedHachette, October 2017 |
ISBN9780733639623 |
FormatHardcover, 112 pages |
Dimensions21.1cm × 12.7cm × 1.4cm |
Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, Julian, George, Dick, Anne and Timmy head Down Under for some relaxing holiday fun. But will it be the adventure they had hoped for?
Setting up camp in Bondi they soon meet the Sydney Six, a couple of guitar-strumming Kiwis and a rogue South African and find themselves in the thick of Sydney's real estate perils and the attempts of their omnipresent cousin Rupert Kirrin to buy up the local media. But when the sun, surf and bluebottles have their revenge and things don't quite go to plan, it's time to head for the country for a spot of sheep-shearing and quad-bike riding. Will the country be kinder to them or will their close calls with the Australian wildlife have them heading back to the city before you can say decaff soy latte?
Bill is one of the founders of Boffins and has been involved in selecting the books we stock since our beginning in 1989. His favourite reading is history, with psychology, current affairs, and business books coming close behind. His hobbies are reading, food, reading, drinking, reading, and sleeping.
As kids, many of us placed Enid Blyton’s the Famous Five amongst our favourite adventurers. Smugglers, kidnappings, buried treasure – as an 8 year old I loved reading them, and so did all my friends. Well, they’re back. Grown up a bit. But still with a thirst for adventure, in a series of spoofs of the original Famous Five books. The latest ones includes what must be their biggest adventure, a visit to Oz. They romp around Sydney, and then have an outback adventure in Wagga Wagga, where Timmy the dog is bailed up by a blue heeler as Julian fails to shear a sheep, and George faces a poisonous brown snake. They’re actually quite glad to return to Sydney, especially George who finds a job as a hotel bouncer. A wonderful little gift or stocking filler
