Walsh, Jill Paton
Walsh, Jill Paton (1937– ),English novelist, who is highly regarded for her historical fiction for young adults. However, Walsh is a versatile writer, who has also explored different genres related to the fairy tale. For instance, A Chance Child (1978) is a time‐travel novel that sends an unloved young boy, locked in a closet, into the past where he learns all about the abuse and exploitation of working‐class children in the 19th century. The Green Book (1981) is a science‐fiction work that recounts the trials and tribulations of a group of families who leave earth as it is about to disintegrate. Another science‐fiction novel, Torch (1987), is about children in a post‐nuclear world, and the torch they carry symbolizes the values of friendship, honesty, and sincerity that they must maintain if the torch is to keep burning in their new society. In her work for adults, Walsh has made use of folk tales, myths,...
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