June 27, 2017 – Finished Reading
Copy/paste the text below into your blog.A book not to be missed. It is Dickensian in flavor, an orphan fox living in deplorable conditions in an orphanage, finally gains a friend (a small wingless bird) who gives him a new name instead of a number, Arthur, and also courage to go outside the walls. He is definitely an "innocent" and is deceived by a Fagin type and almost lured into a life of crime but it is music that "saves" him and which he ultimately saves. The author is ambitious in the number of settings she creates as well as the many characters and all are well realized.....their are hovels, and sewers and cozy tree homes and an elegant mansion. One of the most positive aspects of the book (and there are many) is a final thought that reminds us that even villainous characters once had kind hearts.....I loved every minute I spent with this book.
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