Michael Raine

All About Us: (Aline Deal's Autobiography) Michael Raine

All About Us is supposedly written by Aline Deal, a lively and precocious girl of eleven, nearly twelve. She describes her eccentric family and the lodgers who live at the top of their large house in the suburbs of London as well as all the various pets around the place. The family always seem to be short of money so that many of her exploits are concerned with finding ways to get some. Her narrative is sometimes perceptive, often funny and, when she deals with the break up of her parents relationship, touching. As Aline herself says : " I hope you enjoy reading my book and tell all your friends about it." If you like something wacky, you won't be disappointed.