BOOK REVIEW

Book: The Little Women

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Set against the background of American civil war, this book revolves around the March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. They live with their mother (“Marmee”) in a small house in New England.. While their father is away on the warfront and their mother busy with volunteering for the war effort, all four girls tide through the year trying to balance their expectations and their dreams with what they have. Their attempts are helped with the arrival of Teddy Lawrence, an affluent but lonely boy, who moves in next door and is drawn by the warmth of the March households. Little Women is a story of everyday struggles, the effort taken to overcome them and the unexpected turns that life takes in process.

Book: The Chronicles of Narnia – The Magician’s Nephew

Author: C.S Lewis

The most well-known titles in C. S Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series are probably The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The Magician’s nephew is where Narnia begins, even though this is the sixth Narnia book to be published.  Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer meet in London sometime around the turn of the 20^th century.  Digory’s uncle, Andrew, has created magical rings that he believes will transport people to other worlds. Andrew tricks Polly into wearing one ring. He then makes Digory guilty about Polly vanishing, and forces Digory to search for her.

Polly and Digory land up in The Wood between the Worlds. They met Jadis, the evil Queen of Charn,  fight off Andrew and witness Aslan, The Great Lion creating Narnia. Digory even indirectly contributes to the creation of the Wardrobe between our world and Narnia.