Jill Barklem was drawn to the natural world ever since childhood. While training as an illustrator at St Martin's School of Art, her long journeys to college gave her time to escape into the imaginary world of a colony of mice, later to be developed as the enchanting miniature world of Brambly Hedge.
Oh my goodness! I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for such a long time. I grew up with the Brambly Hedge stories and love them dearly. Re...