Book description
Having escaped the clutches of Mother in Poundsfield, Joe Rat is back,
now working as a sweeper in the more upmarket Lomesbury Square. Having
foiled a burglary at one of the 'posh' houses on the square, the owner,
Mr Harvey - a rich philanthropist - determines to help Joe. Harvey
manages to track down Joe's father, a British army deserter now living
wild in Canada. Joe has never met his father, but Harvey brings the wild
man back to England and helps set them both up in better jobs. However,
Alec Harvey has other ideas - he's jealous of the kindness his father
shows Joe and the relationship Joe seems to have with this exciting man
from Canada. He determines to show his father once and for all that he's
just as good, but in so doing risks the lives of those around him.
Mark Barratt was born and bred in London and lives with his wife and
three children on a leafy hill not far from the Thames. In a highly
varied working career he has been an actor, theatre director, writer and
teacher, while always spending as much time as possible fishing. His
script for the audio play
The Wizard's Spell
won a prize for Best Entertainment at the New York Festival in 1994.
