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A review by lizzie_purplephoenix
The Secret Island by Enid Blyton
5.0
5 stars on my Enid Blyton scale.
This was one of my favourite Enid Blytons as a kid and I still love it. The kids run away from abusive family (their parents have gone missing) to live in hiding by themselves on an island and the book is full of all the details of how they survive. They build a house from the branches of willow trees, catch fish and rabbits and pick berries, grow runner beans, and even get hens and a cow over to the island for milk and eggs, and huddle in a cave when the colder weather comes. I always loved the romance of staying on an island and living off the land. It's a ridiculous premise, of course, it seems unbelievable that the kids would know as much as they do (how on earth did Peggy manage to make a blanket from rabbit skins?! and swimming the cow over, could that even be done?!) But I'm perfectly happy to suspend disbelief for this one!
This was one of my favourite Enid Blytons as a kid and I still love it. The kids run away from abusive family (their parents have gone missing) to live in hiding by themselves on an island and the book is full of all the details of how they survive. They build a house from the branches of willow trees, catch fish and rabbits and pick berries, grow runner beans, and even get hens and a cow over to the island for milk and eggs, and huddle in a cave when the colder weather comes. I always loved the romance of staying on an island and living off the land. It's a ridiculous premise, of course, it seems unbelievable that the kids would know as much as they do (how on earth did Peggy manage to make a blanket from rabbit skins?! and swimming the cow over, could that even be done?!) But I'm perfectly happy to suspend disbelief for this one!