I'm the king of the castle, Hill, Susan

Blackbirds, Wolters-Noordhoff
Groningen, 1996
First Published in 1971

Setting :
The story takes place in the sixtiesaroundWarings, a gloomyold house at the edge of the town of Derne.

Time :
The story covers about two summer months.

Structure :
The story is told in a chronological order. It’s a novel of character with manythriller-likeelements in it.

Perspective :
The story is told by someoneoutside the story who knows everything about everybody.

Characterization :
Edmund Hooper. A hard, selfish, terriblycruelchild who will do literally anything to keep “Warings” to himself. He terrorizesKingshaw to such