please read the review published by Susie O'Day-Cashmere
THE FAMOUS FIVE
“Five run away together
No: 3 in this category of books by Enid Blyton (Famous Five)
First published in 1944
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Illustrator: Eileen A Soper
Genre: Mystery/Adventure
Latest print: 1997
In my youth, I was obsessed , as I am now, with books. One of my all time favourite authors was, and still is, Enid Blyton.
In particular her books about “The Famous Five”. A family with a cousin and a dog called Timothy.
I have just read The Famous Five again, the one titled “Famous Five Run Away Together” and I loved it as much as I did all those years ago.
It’s actually my favourite of The Famous Five adventures.
There are three boys, Dick, Julian, Timothy (the dog) and two girls, Anne and Georgina who only goes by the name George!
In this book, their favourite cook, Joanna is ill, and the new replacement is a cook called Mrs Stick,
The children, and the dog, do not like the bad tempered Mrs Stick, so they decide to pack some food and water and run away.
They run to and island called Kirrin Island and are very excited to do so.
When they arrive, they discover more than just an idyllic place to eat swim and explore.
This includes finding a mysterious trunk, an unidentifiable scream over and over, and so the adventure begins.
The five suspect that smuggling is involved and without spoiling the mystery, I shall say no more as to what they find!
You would be doing yourself a favour to read or reread the beautiful adventures of these very capable, loveable and curious children.
I now want to go and reread the rest of the series, in fact that is exactly what I shall do!!
I adore Julian, Dick, Anne, George and the amazing Timothy.
The illustrations are marvellous and break up the pages to keep the younger reader more interested.
A fabulous read, an icon of an author, I give “The Famous Five Run Away Together a $9 out of $10 on the “Cashy scale.
reviewed and written by Susie Cashmere.