The apple which tempts my characters is the one that will remove the knowledge of good and evil. I suppose it's something of a reversal of the conventional Eden story: Freedom of thought is perhaps the greatest good, and needs to be fought for and sacrificed for. John Christopher applecharacterconventional share on social
In the early stages of writing children's books, an experienced lady editor said that while girls read boys' books, the converse was not true, and I may have been influenced by that. John Christopher bookboychild Change image and share on social
A reader should know what he might reasonably expect under a particular label. John Christopher expectlabelreader Change image and share on social
The original version of 'The White Mountains' was probably just about worth publishing. John Christopher mountainoriginalpublish Change image and share on social
