Follyfoot
  • Published: 5 July 2012
  • ISBN: 9781849399340
  • Imprint: Andersen Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 192

Follyfoot

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A much longed-for new edition of the classic book that inspired a generation of horse lovers!

Follyfoot Farm is a retirement home for old or unwanted horses, invariably horses rescued from a cruel fate or cruel owners. It's run by the Colonel who is helped by his stepdaughter, Callie, and two stable-hands, Dora and Steve. These three youngsters have plenty to do at the stables, but can always find time to get involved in the mysteries and adventures that abound at Follyfoot.
  • Published: 5 July 2012
  • ISBN: 9781849399340
  • Imprint: Andersen Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 192
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About the author

Monica Dickens

Monica Dickens MBE was born in 1915, and was the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Expelled from St Paul's Girls' School, she was then sent to a finishing school in France, before returning home to life as a debutante: 'The deb scene and the dances were absolute agony. I would look at the waiters and the maids at balls and know for certain that they were having a better time than I was. So I wanted to belong with them, down there where there was a bit of life.' And indeed, she then spent two years as a cook and general servant. She later wrote about her experiences in her first book, One Pair of Hands (1939), which made her a bestseller at the age of twenty-two and immediately established her reputation as a writer. In her career she wrote over fifty books, including the Follyfoot novels, and for twenty years wrote a much-loved column for Woman's Own. She was also involved with the NSPCC, the RSPCA and the Samaritans. She died in 1992, and is survived by two daughters.

Also by Monica Dickens

The Horses of Follyfoot
Dora at Follyfoot
One Pair of Hands
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Praise for Follyfoot

This will be greeted with delight by pony-loving children who are starved of well-written horse stories.

The Bookseller

A welcome reissue of the nineteen-seventies classic proves that it hasn't dated at all: good stories, wonderful characters and some animals you'll love. Definitely recommended.

Sue Magee, TheBookbag.co.uk

A pony lovers dream - this heart-warming story stands the test of time brilliantly.

Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids

Its narrative pace and inventiveness never fail to command the reader's interest.

Rebecca Butler, armadillomagazine.com

A classic of horsiness . . . with an eye-catching photo cover

The School Librarian

Wonderful stories for the child who loves horses.

Jill Male (The Bookshelf), Western Morning News