Bestselling children’s author Philip Pullman has included Arthur Ransome’s “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” amongst his 40 favourite books, a list compiled at the invitation of booksellers Waterstones for their Writer’s Table promotion.
Writing on the Waterstones website, he comments “Ransome never strayed beyond the realistic, but what an exciting story this is: danger, courage, skilful seamanship, and a real respect for his young protagonists.”
The promotion is currently running at selected Waterstones branches.