Who Knew The Storm by Josephine Draycott

SPSFC 2023

If you were expecting a syrupy sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's book, The Secret Garden, think again! This novel, three-part novel whisks her beloved characters right off the page and takes them on a fantastic journey which broadens their hitherto narrow horizons and changes their lives irrevocably, teaching them along that way that, in the words of the late, great Douglas Adams, everything is connected. It's a wacky tale of friendship without frontiers, a fantastical feast of pseudo sci-fun fun, and despite being a sincere tribute to Hodgson Burnett's original masterpiece, is far as removed from her universe as Betelgeuse is from Birmingham. Kids, be warned!