![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Borribles live on their wits, and ancient Borrible proverbs and laws, mostly by stealing and having adventures. Set in a London of markets that still have barrows of frui,t and rag and bone carts still pulled by horses, this is the story of the intrepid band of Borribles: a race of children that have either run away from home or been neglected and ‘Borribled’, a mysterious process that keeps them young forever, with distinguishable pointed ears. I know, I know, it’s not reallllly a fairytale, and I’ve already “done” fantasy, but I was leant this book by someone who only started reading for pleasure this year and needed an excuse to bump it up the To Be Read pile (which has now taken over house) so I’m including The Borribles, by Michael de Larrabeiti in the Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge and if you don’t like it, then don’t look. ![]()
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