A Year and A Day: First Edition

by William Mayne

Two young sisters living in the Cornish countryside find a strange boy in the woods who doesn't seem to speak, eat, or sleep. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B001LPZT9U
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc.
• Length: 85 Pages

Customer Reviews

A Gentle Tale of Another Time

William Mayne writes in a spare and poetic style, which may take some getting used to, but which I believe truly reflects the workings of a child's mind. The story here is of of two young English girls who find a strange boy near their village. The village witch informs them that the boy will only stay a year and a day. At the end of that time, the boy is gone, but he will stay in the heart of the family forever.This is a beautifully designed small volume, nicely illustrated, from a wonderful series of books.