Review: Every child should have an attic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2012
This enchanting story beautifully incorporates one of the enduring fantasies of my childhood. Young Arthur, orphaned and homeless shortly before WW1, discovers an unlocked window into the cluttered attic of an imposing old brownstone. With winter coming on, he builds himself a cozy nest on a pile of carpets by a chimney and reads the winter away, only sneaking out every few days with a filched trinket or two to sell for provisions.Fortuitously, everything from clothing he can wear to a chalkboard and chalk to leftover staple provisions from a party are eventually lugged into the attic for storage by the gossipy footmen who never suspect his presence. This heart lifting little story vastly improved my mood for the rest of a gloomy day.