The Hillingdon Fox
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Our cover illustration this month is by Alan Lee from The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien. The first-ever colour illustrated edition is now available from HarperCollins (0 261 102230 3) at £30.00. We thank them for their help in reproducing the cover of the book.
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The Hillingdon Fox
Two teenage brothers keep diaries, entries from which are alternated; Gerald's is written in 1982 for a Time Capsule to be buried for a hundred years, while Hugh writes eight years later. The looming of armed conflict in the background to each diary (Falklands and Gulf respectively) enables Jan Mark to explore attitudes to war and violence, paralleled by events closer at hand. The ending is tantalisingly openended, with the Time Capsule about to be opened sooner than expected, and likely to turn out as a Time Bomb. An innovative structure, and an intriguing read for discerning teenagers.
