, 248 pages, with a SIGNED letter from the author and author's bookplate at the front endpapers, plus photocopy of a letter is stuck down to the rear pastedown
An old folk tale (with a moral) handed down through the generations and told on hair-washing night. There was an old woman who lived in a cozy oast house known to the villagers as the vinegar bottle. The furnishing was sparse, yet homely and adequate, she lived contentedly with her cat, Malt.
Twelve-year-old Kim discovers the excitement of the drum and bugle corps, a cross between a competitive sport and a musical art form, stressing musical excellence and athletic prowess needed for precision marching routines.