The Outsider (Edwards novel)
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The Outsider is the eighth book in the Punchbowl Farm series of novels by Monica Edwards
, published in 1961 by Collins
. The book was illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. Mr Thornton wins a prestigious prize for one of his paintings. Mr and Mrs Thornton and Peter then take a holiday to France leaving the remaining Thornton children in charge of the farm together with the children from the Romney Marsh series. The story centres on their attempts to catch a wild deer which has found its way into the Punchbowl herd.
Monica Edwards
Monica Edwards was an English children's writer of the mid-twentieth century best known for her Romney Marsh and Punchbowl Farm series of children's novels.-Early life:...
, published in 1961 by Collins
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. The book was illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. Mr Thornton wins a prestigious prize for one of his paintings. Mr and Mrs Thornton and Peter then take a holiday to France leaving the remaining Thornton children in charge of the farm together with the children from the Romney Marsh series. The story centres on their attempts to catch a wild deer which has found its way into the Punchbowl herd.
Blurb from First Edition
When the Romney Marsh people come to stay with the Punchbowl Farm people it makes quite a crowd at the farm. But it means also a great deal of fun for everyone. The Thornton parents have gone to France for a holiday so Andrea is virtually in charge, but Meryon and Dion and Tamzin and Lindsey are excellent at coping in crises. And the main crisis arises when Roger discovers that a wild deer has somehow found its way into the Punchbowl herd. They know they must catch her but it is not easy to capture a wild and very fast moving animal. Help there is in plenty, some of it unwanted, especially from those who offer to shoot the deer for them. But Meryon in the end proves his prowess at rope-throwing to Tamzin's delight. Naturally with so many young people together in one house a certain amount of friction develops at times but Andrea eventually realises that nothing can come between Tamzin and Meryon.
Subsequent editions
- Children’s Book Club - 1962
- Spanish edition el desplazado published by La Forja, Santillana - 1962
- Armada paperback - 1969