Ok, no-one’s brought up the Kailyard thing yet so I feel I must. If you’re allergic to English Lit lectures you can stop reading now. Although I don’t know how you came across this book unless you’re fascinated with Barrie or had seen the word ‘kailyard’ mentioned somewhere and wanted to check it ou

Very enjoyable read.

I think that the narrator said it best when he said “There were moments when one liked Tommy” because there certainly were those moments. The drawback was there were also many moments when one disliked Tommy. Barrie does a good job of making Tommy come alive with many faults and many treasures to hi

Barry did a masterful job of drawing you into the world of Tommy Sands. Told in a conversational style, one becomes immersed in the world in which the child grows up.

The book starts with a young Tommy living in the slums of London. Soon a baby sister appears, Elspeth. Living under such harsh conditi

This book is wonderful. It really made me stop and think about a lot of things along the way. It reminds me of Peter Pan in some aspects, and it's fun and sad and adventuresome all at once. I'll definitely be reading this again.

Tommy and his little sister Elspeth live in a poor apartment in London. When their mother dies of consumption, the children go to live in her old hometown in Scotland. Tommy is sent to a little school, where the teachers have high hopes of his academic skills, but he disappoints everyone by being mo

Coming of age story. The first of two volumes about Tommy.