In a period of English History that never happened when Good King James III is on the throne & the whole country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel When orphans Bonnie & Sylvia fall into the hands of evil Miss Slighcarp they need all their wits
- & the help of Simon the goose-boy
- to escape unscathed for the governess is more cruel & merciless than the wolves that surround the great house of Willoughby Chase Filled with brilliantly-drawn Dickensian characters it would make an excellent choice for strong preteen readers who like an old-fashioned story with a strong plot & good characterisation This book often appears on lists of best-loved children's books