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• Tom thinks he is going to have a boring stay at his Uncle and Aunts place but he soon thinks differently. When the clock strikes 13 he opens the door to see the time and he finds a beautiful garden that is an alley way during the day. Join Tom and Hatty in there adventures in the garden.

  5.00 out of 5

  readinmonie

• No book left such an impression on me in childhood, and I was a reading addict. I pored over Verne, Conan-Doyle, Heinlein, Clark, Carroll, Barrie, Pease, Norton, Kierkegaard, all of the Action Comics heroes and more. Yet this simple, elegant tale of first love, the dawning of adolescence and the passage of time moves me as much today as it did 45 years ago.I've never understood why it is so little known, since it seems to cast its spell over everyone who has read it at my recommendation.

  5.00 out of 5

  boeflak

• Tom is forced to stay at some relatives' house because his brother is ill. There, he will wander at night and discover a magical garden, where he will meet Hatty, a young girl with whom he'll meet regularly. Time is out of joint in this magical world, because Hatty grows up fast, while Tom's timeline is normal - each encounter brings her closer to womanhood, and Tom feels more and more left out, until the two worlds separate.He will find Hatty again, of course, and their encounter is most touching. The plot is not very 'magical' in a sense, but their different timelines make the narrative very interesting, until its final conclusion. This book is a classic of children's fiction, and I'd say it is a good book - it is like a bit of C.S. Lewis, but without the wardrobe!

  5.00 out of 5

  soniaandree

• This is another brilliant children's book about a boy, Tom, who goes to stay in an old house, where he discovers he can go back in time via the old clock in the hall.

  5.00 out of 5

  LibraryLou

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