Awful End
By: Philip Ardagh ; illustrated by David Roberts.
Contributors: Roberts, David, 1970- ill.
Series: The Eddie Dickens trilogy ;; bk. 1
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
Subjects: Great-uncles -- Fiction.; Great-aunts -- Fiction.; Humorous stories.; England -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's sickly parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken in by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.
Notes: Sequel: Dreadful acts.