The Demon in the House (Paperback) by Angela Mackail Thirkell

from lauralkeet

High Rising, the first of Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire novels, introduced readers to Laura Morland, a widowed author, and her family including young son Tony. In The Demon in the House,12-year-old Tony takes center stage. Thirkell chronicles the boyish antics and exploits that occur when Tony is...

from beccabgood1

Not one of Thirkell's best efforts, but still has some of the Barsetshire charm. We get to see Adrian Coates and his new wife Sybil with baby Laura, and Master Wiesendonk has some truly adorable moments. The main plot and characters, however, are too often frustrating and annoying here. Tony Morl...

from pgchuis

Very entertaining, but really only endless tales of the amusing/appalling things Laura's irrepressible son Tony does and says (as opposed to actually having any plot) and therefore rather one tone. I liked Tony's effectively mute friend Donk with his love of babies.

from Jaylia3

Tony Morland has his say The Demon in the House is the third book of Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire novels, and I wasn't sure how I would feel about a story centered on a force of nature like the cheerfully self-involved, hyper-talkative, 12 or 13 year-old Tony Morland--the "demon" of the title--b...

from Jaylia3

Tony Morland has his say The Demon in the House is the third book of Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire novels, and I wasn't sure how I would feel about a story centered on a force of nature like the cheerfully self-involved, hyper-talkative, 12 or 13 year-old Tony Morland--the "demon" of the title--b...