Heartsease (1969)
by Peter Dickinson
Book Notes
Concerning the 1st Puffin edition in 1972, perhaps in a new printing or state:
A brief review of book 3 in "Briefings" edited by Helen Dawson, The Observer 1972-08-27 p. 22, closes "Don't miss the other two [...] (Puffin 20p each)."
Synopsis
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'At a future time in England when anyone knowledgeable about machines is severely punished as a witch, four children dare to aid in the escape of a "witch" left for dead.'
--summary, WorldCat library record {{OCLC|973655029}}
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"The story--a kind of reverse science-fiction--tells how two children rescue a near-dead witch (an American observer with a two-way radio) ..."
--brief review by {{a|Naomi Lewis}}, The Observer 1969-08-03 p. 25
The Book Containing this Title
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