Bridle the Wind [Hardcover]

Joan Aiken (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1983

His journey back to Spain interrupted by shipwreck, loss of memory, and a stay in a forbidding French monastery, twelve-year-old Felix finally continues his journey in the company of a mysterious boy that he had rescued from hanging. Sequel to "Go saddle the sea."

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Joan Aiken has outdone herself here . . . In its ambition, its invention, its maturity of vision and its verbal artistry, Bridle the Wind puts most novels for adults to shame."--Washington Post Book World

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Joan Aiken, daughter of the American writer Conrad Aiken, was born in Rye, Sussex, England, and has written more than sixty books for children, including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 242 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1St Edition edition (November 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385293011
• ISBN-13: 978-0385293013
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,265,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joan Aiken (1924-2004) was the daughter of Pulitzer prize winning poet Conrad Aiken and started writing herself from the age of five. During her lifetime she published over one hundred books for children and adults, including the acclaimed Wolves of Willoughby Chase series. In the UK she received an MBE from the Queen for her services to Children's Literature.

This year sees the publication of a brand NEW story collection - The Monkey's Wedding - with previously unpublished material that shows Aiken on top form. This collection of funny, spooky, unexpected but classic Aiken stories has received wonderful reviews and will delight her readers. See below for details.

Her work continues to be adapted for film and television; she is established as a consummate storyteller,and recognized as one of the best loved authors of the twentieth century.

"The Wonderful World of Joan Aiken" is at www.joanaiken.com

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was great!, August 18, 1999

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This review is from: Bridle the Wind (Hardcover)

This book is the sequel to "Go Saddle the Sea" and very good. Joan Aiken continues the same style of writing in this book as she did in "Go Saddle the Sea." Thirteen-year-old Felix is traveling back from England in the early 1820s to his home in Spain with a boy named Juan who he saved from hanging. This book is more creepy than "Go Saddle the Sea" but still has the same wonderful passages describing the scenery. For anyone who loved "Go Saddle the Sea" "Bridle the Wind" is a must along with its sequel "The Teeth of the Gale."

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story and lots of historical interest too, November 28, 2011

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This review is from: Bridle the Wind (Felix Trilogy) (Kindle Edition)

Amazingly good story and full of interest about life in the early 19th century in northern Spain. I have sampled some of Aiken's other work and this seems to be her best. Re-readable!