If we dare to hope that in the present torrent of curriculum-oriented, multi-cultured, molto-boring books, we can find the golden books that John Rowe Townsend promises will make today "the second golden age," surely Ruth Arthur's name will be on one of them. As anyone knows who remembers her "Candle in Her Room," she is a seasoned traveler in both the real and the dream world. She remembers that when you are young, you can cross their borders with imagination as your passport. In ["Requiem for a Princess"] …, there is the same haunting quality that made [Daphne du Maurier's] "Rebecca" a memorable novel. (p. 61)