Reviewed by Anne Helen Donnelly
Flick is like any other little child. She likes
dancing with butterflies, tumbling through leaves and basking in the sunshine.
But, she never knows when it will storm at her house. These storms smother the
sunshine and ransack the fun. And when these storms are very loud, they make
her ears hurt and her head throb. They make her feel smaller than she really
is.
So, Flick has learnt to hide away from the storms. She
has found really great places to hide and she can hide for a long time. But one
day a monstrous storm strikes. It is darker and louder than ever before. She
tries to ignore it, but it leaves her sodden and shaken and brings her to
finally act. She seeks help. And it works. The storm leaves and the sun comes
out, and it never storms again.
This is a sensitive book with a message of hope,
bringing to the fore a child’s perspective of domestic violence and how it
makes the child feel. This book should strike a chord with any child who has
experienced any domestic violence and will afford a glimpse of such a situation
of anyone who hasn’t. The uplifting ending will give hope to readers that help
is at hand and send the message that regardless of how young you are, you can
change things.
At the End of Holyrood Lane is a children’s
picture book for children ages 6 and up. It is beautifully illustrated with
gentle pictures that convey the varied emotions of this story. It has been
endorsed by organisations including Act for Kids, Paradise Kids and Think
Equal.
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