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This is the author who wrote One Hundred and One Dalmatians (which I do enjoy.) In this book we see a teenage girl growing up in the ruins of a castle. Her father had money but this is soon gone and they must make do with almost nothing. Much of the plot deals with the arrival of some young Americans who inherit the local manor. Personally I was captured in the first few pages and really enjoyed this book.

A lovely book for children and adults. It is a typical tale of peril and heroics to overcome adversity, admittedly in canine form. Characters are wonderful both the human pets and their doggy owners. The way all the dogs work together to help hide and feeds the dogs as they travel is nice as it all goes on out of site of the human world (except for little Tommy.)

If you've read the original book you'll enjoy following the character a little bit further. Assuming that intelligent dogs are normal this book has a lot more fantasy and the dogs learn how to fly by the end of it. All in all this book has less to offer than the original, fun but not much more than that.