![]() ![]() ![]() When my younger son was 13 years old, he asked me to read Swallows and Amazons to him while he made models. I had other escape routes too including hiding in a local theatre. At school, if I was ever bored in class I would draw maps of islands or detailed interior of boats or lists of provisions and equipment I would need when I went camping in the summer.īy the time I was in my teens I was walking up mountains and sleeping in extraordinary places in all weathers. Because I wanted to be able to do what the Swallows and Amazons could do this led me to go camping with the Guides and Scouts and I learnt how to put up a tent, lay a fire using dried leaves and twigs, and cook a meal over it. The Arthur Ransome books gave me an alternative childhood and the tools to escape. My parents were wonderful people but there were terrible rows between them and at times I found the atmosphere at home unbearable. Michelle Magorian: if I was ever bored in class I would draw maps of islands and make lists of provisions I would need. ![]()
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