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The Commons · Book by James Clavell

The Children's Story

Publication date
1981
Publisher
Delacorte Press/Eleanor Friede
Pages
96
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780440012429
Language
en
Literary Fiction
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About the book

"It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavell -- a talk with his young daughter just home from school -- that inspired this chilling tale of what could happen in twenty-five quietly devastating minutes. He writes, "The Children's Story came into being that day. It was then that I really realized how vulnerable my child's mind was -- any mind, for that matter -- under controlled circumstances. Normally I write and rewrite and re-rewrite, but this story came quickly -- almost by itself. Barely three words were changed. It pleases me greatly because I kept asking the questions ..."--Front flap.