{"product_id":"the-midnight-folk-9781590172902","title":"The Midnight Folk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Folk\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to Kay Harker, the orphaned boy who is also the hero of John Masefield’s classic Christmas fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e. Kay lives in a vast old country house, and is looked after by an unpleasant duo: the oily and egregious Sir Theopompous and the petulant and punitive Sylvia Daisy Pouncer. In her zeal to educate Kay on the finer points of Latin grammar, Sylvia Daisy has even taken away all of Kay’s toys. Life seems very dull, until out of an old family portrait steps Kay’s great-grandfather, a sea captain, who, if legend is to be believed, made off with a fabulous treasure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon Kay is engaged in a thrilling quest that begins each night as the clock strikes twelve, taking him into the enchanted and dangerous world of the Midnight Folk: pirates, highwaymen, talking animals, and a gang of witches led by none other than Sylvia Daisy (in cahoots, as in \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e, with the arch-villain Abner Brown). In the end, it is that ragtag team of old toys that rallies to support Kay and save the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book to set beside C.S. Lewis’s \u003ci\u003eNarnia\u003c\/i\u003e tales and Joan Aiken’s \u003ci\u003eWolves of Willoughby Chase\u003c\/i\u003e—not to mention the Harry Potter series—\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful and enthralling contribution to the great English tradition of children’s literature, beloved by adults and children alike.","brand":"New York Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49532742500695,"sku":"9781590172902","price":17.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781590172902.jpg?v=1731888329","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-midnight-folk-9781590172902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}