{"product_id":"9780349005577-mossy-trotter","title":"Mossy Trotter","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eMossy Trotter \u003c\/i\u003eis the only book for children by Elizabeth Taylor, one of the best British writers of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's always a treat to read Elizabeth Taylor. \u003ci\u003eMossy Trotter\u003c\/i\u003e is a real gem. A delightfully mischievous boy living in those long-ago halcyon days when children played out all day, roaming commons, scavenging on rubbish tips and stamping in newly-laid tar' JACQUELINE WILSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'We - that is, Herbert and I - want you, Mossy, to be our page-boy,' Miss Silkin said, staring hard at Mossy again, as if she were trying to imagine him dressed up, and with his hair combed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMossy went very red, and nearly choked on a piece of cake, and Selwyn laughed, and went on laughing, as if he had just heard the funniest joke of all his life. They both knew what being a page-boy meant. One of the boys at school - one of the very youngest ones - had had to be one, wearing velvet trousers and a frilled blouse.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mossy moves to the country, life is full of delights - trees to climb, woods to explore and, best of all, the marvellous dump to rummage through. But every now and then his happiness is disturbed - chiefly by his mother's meddling friend, Miss Silkin. And a dreaded event casts a shadow over even the sunniest of days - being a page-boy at her wedding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her only children's book, Elizabeth Taylor perfectly captures the temptations, confusion and terrors of a mischievous boy, and just how illogical, frustrating and inconsistent adults are!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449698464118,"sku":"9780349005577","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29819287.jpg?v=1760446497","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349005577-mossy-trotter","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}