'The Golden Child', Penelope Fitzgerald's first work of fiction, is a classically plotted British mystery centred around the arrival of the Golden Child at a London museum.
The landmark novel of the Sixties - a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal, political and professional identity while facing rejection and betrayal.
Good news! It's a beautiful day. Hooray! Bad news! It's a school day. Boo! Good news! You've got the day off. Hooray! Bad news! To go to the dentist. Boo!
Mog was tired. She was dead tired...Mog thought, 'I want to sleep for ever.' And so she did. But a little bit of her stayed awake to see what would happen next.
The Gorys are just like any other family - apart from the fact that they are vampires. The children go to Cemetery High Junior School, while Mrs Gory looks after the baby at home. Mr Gory is always dead on his feet after a day at the undertaker's.