Publisher's Synopsis
Edward, Selina, Harold, Charlotte, and the unnamed narrator are orphans; brought up by a cohort of aunts rather than parents, they have unfettered access to the world on their doorstep. Only the governess stands in the way of total exhilaration and feralness. Removed from reality into their own private world, the children do their best to steer clear of the 'Olympians', as they call grown-ups. The writing is filled with nostalgia at the pure delight of days spent out and about in a countryside filled with make-believe and magic.
