Brising necklace

Alan Garner is a cult author whose fantasy -faces stand in a row with the works of Tolkien and Lewis. Maybe his stories are slightly naive, but this makes them so infinitely charming and cozy. And the fact that the elves, gnomes, witches, goblins and sorcerers Alan inhabited the surroundings of his native Cheshire. Where his childhood has passed (where he lives now), Celtic myths are intertwined with the present: the witch will try to drag you into his car, the submarine evil spirits will try to catch on the network, and the brave gnome can become a faithful friend.
... Colin and Susan come to visit the old nanny Bess and her husband. Like all children, they begin to master the surroundings of a cozy village estate: they walk along the wooded slopes, climb into old mines (although they promised not to do it) and, imperceptibly for themselves, are drawn into a magical, slightly terrible, but terribly exciting story that began, which began Hundreds of years ago. In the great and eternal confrontation of good and evil, dark and bright forces ...
Marina Boroditskaya, whose translation we present to you, wonderful poet and translator, author of books for children, member of the guild "master of literary translation". For translations, Garner Marina Yakovlevna received a diploma of the British Council for Culture.
For children of secondary school age