I have been trying to remember the name of this book for the last
year, with absolutely no luck after searching all over the internet
for something that will spark my memory, and I don't know quite where
else to turn. I read this book in 1992, shortly after reading the
Chronicles of Narnia, and the plot is somewhat similar to that of "The
Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe," in that the main characters are
children of slightly different ages, who stumble upon another world
within their home. I believe it may be set during the time period, as
well, during World War II. I simply cannot remember the title.
However, I do know that it begins with the letter E, possibly Ed- or Ev-, and is
approximately 7-9 letters long. It must have been written before
1992, the year that I read it, and probably a few years before that,
since I also saw a play adapted from the book while in the United
Kingdom. The most I can remember of the plot is that it is fairly
dark and mysterious. The play itself was full of darkness, black and
forest green and an eerie blue made up the palette, with plenty of
fog. It is set in England, on a road after which I believe the book
is named. Please, please, please: help me remember the name of this
book. Thanks! |
Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
17 Oct 2005 20:58 PDT
Could this be your book?
"The four Watson children explore an abandoned street in post-World
War II England. When they go inside a ruined church, they are
transported to another land--Elidor. Roland, the youngest boy, meets
Malebron, a once powerful man, who begs the children for help. An
ancient prophecy tells of their coming and saving Elidor and its
treasures. Malebron sends the children back to their world to
safeguard the treasures. Roland leads the children on their fateful
and often dangerous quest. Full of requisite fantasy elements, this
story regales listeners with tales of singing unicorns, dark and evil
forces, far-off castles, and the heroic adventures of a young boy."
Please let me know if this is the correct book. If it is, I'll be glad
to gather more information for you and post your official Answer.
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Request for Question Clarification by
answerfinder-ga
on
18 Oct 2005 01:10 PDT
Dear fitzer-ga and pinkfreud-ga,
I believe that pinkfreud has correctly identified the book. It is part
of a trilogy. Elidor apparently started as a radio play.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~xenophon/byu_papers.html
According to the Times newspaper during 1976/7 it was produced as
theatre play for a run of a couple of years.
Part of the trilogy is The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. It may be this
play that you saw.
Sunday Times 16 Dec 1990
?The powerful myth of a threatened community recurs in The Weirdstone
of Brisingamen, Manchester Contact Theatre's new show, adapted from
Alan Garner's novel. Garner used a local folk tale, a variant on the
Arthurian legend, that says that a band of knights lie sleeping
beneath Alderley Edge, ready to wake when the country is in danger. To
underline the point, the story involves two children who have been
evacuated there in the dark days of 1940.
The children move between the naturalistic world of a Cheshire
farmhouse and the magical kingdom they stumble on in the abandoned
mines of the Edge. These worlds are well realised in a set that turns
most of the theatre into a huge Gorgonzola cheese."
answerfinder-ga
(Pink, hope this helps)
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