Morning walk, 14th September 2012
My desert island pony books
Welcome to the start of a new series in which I ask people
which five horse or pony books they'd take away with them on a desert island. (This
is all based on Desert Island Discs, a very long running radio programme here
in the UK where the great and the good choose which music tracks they'd take
with them were they to be cast away on a desert island). We'll assume, for the
sake of argument, that the five books are suitably packed in a waterproof
container and make it to shore unscathed. And that there are no beasties who
would fancy a nibble on the books .…
But moving on, I thought I'd start off by giving you my own choice of books. I did toss up whether the lure of the book loved in childhood would be enough to overcome the fact that, reading with a grownup eye, the book didn't work its old magic, and so the books I've gone for are ones I still pick up.
Ruby Ferguson: Jill's Gymkhana I had to start with Jill, who still has the same magnetic charm for me s…
But moving on, I thought I'd start off by giving you my own choice of books. I did toss up whether the lure of the book loved in childhood would be enough to overcome the fact that, reading with a grownup eye, the book didn't work its old magic, and so the books I've gone for are ones I still pick up.
Ruby Ferguson: Jill's Gymkhana I had to start with Jill, who still has the same magnetic charm for me s…
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