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Sarah doesn't believe Bryan when he says he can make her the perfect pet. She knows he has special powers, but how can anyone create a living animal out of dead things? Then one night he puts an old bone inside a fox-fur, adds some drops of blood, and, little…
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A young adult take on Saki's spiteful short story 'Srendi Vashtar', 'The Bone Dog' was written in the 80's when witchcraft was still primarily a pastime for the working class. During school holidays, Sarah is shipped off to stay with her gran and her uncle, both of whom are rumoured by the wider family to be witches. Lacking friends of her own age and bullied by the girls next door, Sarah yearns for a pet to keep her company. And soon her wishes are granted, although not exactly in the way she expected. This book has a great sense of…
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