The Borrowers 2-in-1

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Deep beneath the floorboards lives the tiny Borrower family - Pod, Homily and Arrietty Clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the humans above them, even their names are not quite their own. There is just one rule: they must never be seen. Then one day Arrietty meets the boy, and the family's incredible adventure begins. A great value edition of the first two classic BORROWERS books to tie in with this year's BBC 90-minute family Christmas special.

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Mary Norton’s timeless creation comes alive in this wonderful 2-in-1 edition, published in 2011 across 328 pages, combining the enchanting worlds of the first two classic stories about a miniature family. Deep beneath the floorboards of a quiet English country house lives the diminutive Borrower family, consisting of Pod, Homily, and their adventurous daughter, Arrietty Clock. Everything this clever tiny family possesses is borrowed from the human beings who walk heavily above them in the world overhead, a world where even their names are not quite their own, adapted from the fragments of human speech and society they manage to piece together. The overarching rule of Borrower life is absolute and unyielding: they must never, under any circumstances, be seen by human eyes, as discovery threatens their entire fragile existence and forces them to flee everything they know. Life under the floorboards is a delicate exercise in resourcefulness, architectural ingenuity, and stealth. The Borrowers craft their cozy home out of discarded human trinkets, transforming stamps into wallpaper, matchboxes into drawers, and thread spools into stools. Pod is the brave provider who ventures up into the towering human rooms to borrow essential items like a single safety pin, a postage stamp, or a sliver of soap, while Homily maintains their miniature household with fierce pride and worry. Arrietty, however, is growing up and yearning for something beyond the dusty confines of their subterranean dwelling. She longs for the open air, the green grass, and a glimpse of the vast sky she has only ever heard about in tales. The narrative truly sets into motion the day Arrietty ventures outside and breaks the cardinal rule of her kind by meeting a human boy who has come to stay in the house. This monumental encounter shatters the quiet isolation of the Clock family and bridges two entirely different worlds that were never meant to touch. What follows is a series of incredible adventures, close escapes, and poignant moments of connection that test the courage of the tiny family and challenge everything they believed about the terrifying giants who share their home. Through Arrietty's eyes, readers are invited to reconsider the scale of the world around them, seeing everyday household objects transformed into marvelous treasures of engineering and art. This special edition captures the magic that inspired a beloved BBC family Christmas special, offering new and returning readers alike a chance to experience the whimsical charm, tension, and heartwarming domesticity of Pod, Homily, and Arrietty's underground life.

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