Mary Grace and Deborah reread Alan Garner’s Carnegie Medal-winning 1967 novel The Owl Service, which tells the story of three teenagers, Alison, Gwyn, and Roger, who find themselves reliving a Welsh legend of love and betrayal that plays out over every generation.
Discussed on this episode:
A 2021 Guardian profile of Garner.
Mary Grace recommends Lloyd Alexander’s The Chronicles of Prydainseries and Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series for fans of The Owl Service.
The real-life dinner plates that inspired the book, at the Bodleian Libraries‘ Facebook page.
You can find Debby’s author interviews on her blog, Books Q&A by Deborah Kalb, and Mary Grace’s adventures in the 1920s on her blog, My Life 100 Years Ago.
This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.
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Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
