of society, phenomena (tech), places 20% Tone of book - sensitive (sigh. of chases or violence 10% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 50% Descript. Recommended for anyone up to age of twelve, then again after the age of twenty-five.Ĭlick here to see the rest of this reviewĬlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book Descript. 'North Wind' is different to the 'Princess and Curdie' stories, but strangely similar. However, Diamond's story has a tragic but beautiful ending. Book details & editions About the author. A prince has to sort it out and they live happily ever after. of the mystical travels of Diamond, a coachmans son, through distant lands and strange events while riding on the back of the beautiful North Wind. It is a classical fairy story about Princess Daylight, who is blessed at birth by the good witches, but cursed by a bad one. There is also a 'story within a story' in this book, which is worth reading on its own. He is even privileged to see the land at the Back of the North Wind. He discovers that she plays a powerful role in our lives and she is able to take him on a dozen wild adventures and teach him many things about the world that very few know, be they adult or child. And he is no ordinary boy: one night he is visited in his bedroom by North Wind, who is a beautiful woman, a breeze, or a storm, as she chooses. The family is very poor and sometimes starving, and he sleeps over the stables where the horses are kept, but he is such a happy child that folks call him 'God's Baby'. Set in London around 1900, the young boy Diamond has to learn to drive Diamond the horse, which pulls his father's cab.
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