At the beginning of the summer vacation, Tom's brother got measles, and Tom was sent to his aunt's house.My aunt's family lived in an old apartment in a small town, with only a simple small yard behind it.Tom heard the big clock downstairs struck thirteen in the middle of the night. He went downstairs and walked out the back door, and found that the simple small yard had turned into a mysterious garden, and he also met a little girl named Hattie in that garden.From then on, Tom sneaked down to the garden every day in the middle of the night to wander around, and at the same time experienced all kinds of mysterious things; The pointer still pointed in the same place; Hatty was sometimes his age, sometimes younger, sometimes older; he climbed the tree, and the branches would not bend or break; it was clearly a lush summer in the garden the day before. One day, the next day turned into a snowy winter, the river was frozen and ice skating was possible; the garden was like an intermittent illusion.

In this way, the author brings us into a mysterious illusion and follows Tom to worry about these puzzling problems.to find out. Tom racked his brains to think, and finally realized a truth: the "time" spent in this garden is different from the "time" spent in daily life. It is a fantasy novel about "time".Since the 1930s, there have been fantasy novels about "time" in Britain, but Philippa Pierce's novel is different from the general ones.She does not simply aim at some interesting content between two different "times", nor does she visualize some strange talk about "time" from a philosophical point of view. Explore the changes that "time" brings to people.Let us hear what she has to say;

"It doesn't matter if you are imaginative or rational. The hardest thing to believe is the changes brought about by 'time'. Children will giggle when they hear that they will soon become adults, and adults used to be children. Come on. My Tom and Hattie story is an attempt to explore this incomprehensible question." Because of such a creative intention, although the author has spent a lot of pen and ink to give this peculiar fantasy a reasonable shell, in the process of Tom's exploration of the essence of "time", the author has all shown his inherent childhood. psychological and real emotions.The author shows a child who sees the changes brought about by "time". He is deeply disappointed when he sees his good friend who plays with him become a big girl, and even Mrs. Bartholomew, the landlady of his aunt's house. of.But it is also "growth" in this process. This work uses unique fantasy to make readers feel fresh, and uses endless suspense to keep readers entertained.But with simple and sincere thoughts and feelings and poetic, meaningful and delicate writing, readers can accept many beautiful things unconsciously.

It is not uncommon for ancient and modern Chinese and foreign works to use bizarre or even absurd plots to attract people's attention. Authors must also insert the wings of imagination in order to fly higher, create better literary works, and open up a vast fantasy world for young readers.But what we should pay more attention to is the author's painstaking attainments behind these bizarre and absurd plots.The author of this book explores some mysteries in children's minds by using fantasy form and smooth writing style. It is no wonder that it will become a unique fantasy novel that will fascinate thousands of readers.