The Age of Reason
Birch, Marian The Worcester tornado of June 1953 is just the beginning of the turbulent eighth year of Edith's life.
Edith has always had a rich imagination, filled with fairies, adventures and storybook characters. She escapes to it when she is buffeted by strains in her parents' marriage or when she is scared by the news - about nuclear bombs, about the execution of Communist spies who have children her age. As she gets older, it is no longer easy to fl...