Books - City of the beasts by Isabel Allende

Teenager, Alex Cold, is sent to stay with his feisty old grandmother whilst his mother is ill in hospital. Kate takes Alex with her when she joins an expedition to the dangerous and remote world of the Amazon rainforest. In her ususal style, Isobel Allende has written an entrancing description of their journey up the Amazon river. We are introduced to the magic and romance of the forest in this wonderfully evocative and beautifully told adventure.

---- reviewed by Sue