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The Swallow Tales

If you're looking for classy pony stories, there is only one place to go - to the grande dame of children's fiction, K M Peyton . . . who has produced more than fifty exquisitely written stories . . . just as with Rumer Godden or Eva Ibbotson, Peyton's stories for nine-year-olds and over are so richly satisfying that they are perfect, too, for nostalgia-starved adults

It’s like being young again . . . I have been gorging myself on all three Swallow stories, published in one volume . . . just the way you want children’s books to be

Rowan is desperate for a horse of her own - so when her father narrowly misses colliding with a dark, beautiful stray, she feels he was always supposed to be hers. 
 
Exciting, passionate and adventurous, these stories from bestselling author K M Peyton are the perfect read for any girl who loves horses.

Three classic pony stories from one of our most beloved writers, collected together for the first time.

'THERE ARE VERY FEW BORN STORY-TELLERS. K.M. PEYTON IS ONE OF THEM' The Times 
 
Kathleen M Peyton is a top-selling author of more than thirty novels, the best-known of which is FLAMBARDS which, with its sequels, was made into a TV serial. She lives in Essex with her husband.

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