-The word -mesmerising- is frequently applied to memoirs, but seldom as deservedly as in the case of Girl With Dove- Financial Times-Reading is a form of escape and an avid reader is an escape artist--Growing up in a dilapidated house by the sea where men were forbidden, Sally-s childhood world was filled with mystery and intrigue. Hippies trailed through the kitchen looking for God - their leader was Aunt Di, who ruled the house with charismatic force. When Sally-s baby brother vanishes from his pram, she becomes suspicious of the activities going on around her. What happened to Baby David and the woman called Poor Sue? And where did all the people singing and wailing prayers in the front room suddenly go?Disappearing into a world of books and reading, Sally adopts the tried and tested methods of Miss Marple. Taking books for hints and clues, she turns herself into a reading detective. Her discovery of Jane Eyre marks the beginning of a vivid journey through Victorian literature where
