A Message to My American Readers
Because I like you
Greetings, once again, from across the
Atlantic. The book you have in your hand, or someone else's hand if
you're reading over his or her shoulder, is called Dreadful Acts
and is the sequel to A House Called Awful End. Both are set in
England sometime during the reign of Queen Victoria (who sat on the
throne for more than sixty-three years, so let's hope she had a
cushion), which is why some of the events or people might seem rather
odd to American eyes. Then again, that might have something to do with
my storytelling.
You don't need to have read A House
Called Awful End for this book to make sense; it's a story in its
own right . . . and I'm not sure that Awful End made a great deal
of sense, anyway. I do hope you enjoy reading Dreadful Acts. I
had great fun writing it!
PHILIP ARDAGH
2003 |
