Book review: Delilah Dusticle by A.J. York
This is a nice short tale for a child to read before coming into their teens.
We are introduced to rich people, hard-working people, business and love, old times and modern reality. I nearly became uncomfortable in one or two parts where I was thinking about a child reading it but each time my worries were soon dispelled by the next development. It is unusual for a children’s book to contain tension but there are definitely one or two places where this was felt, not that it did the story any harm.
Even in a story for children one often wonders whether there is history in the author’s life that relates to part (or all) of the plot. I can only guess that a teenager’s infatuation found its way into this novel hopefully with the intention of showing that things often turn out ok in the end. There is also an air of the false atmosphere that surrounds many comfortably off people. A type of sadness is portrayed of the many people who live in large cities with few or no friends.
All in all this is a good way to entertain your child and to get them thinking a little of adult issues.
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