I think the book may have been aimed at young adults/teens but not sure. May have also been a christian analogy but also not sure. any info on author/name would be greatly appreciated.
2006-11-20 17:44:10 · 6 answers · asked by Alexandra F 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The books you are looking for are the "Duncton" series by William Horwood, starting with "Duncton Wood". This is followed by a further five books continuing the lives of a community of moles.
Here's a link to the first book in the series on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duncton-Wood-William-Horwood/dp/0099443007/sr=8-5/qid=1164093267/ref=sr_1_5/203-9915083-6090310?ie=UTF8&s=books
Your memory of some Christian analogy may well be to do with the moles' Stone worship - and in "Duncton Found", (I think), there's a group of evangelistic moles led by a prophet.
2006-11-20 18:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first one that popped into my head was "watership down" by richard adams. It's got a moralistic bent and is an easy read for young adults/teens but could also be shelved as an adult book. I'm only remembering rabbits, but I haven't read the book in years. It came out in the 1970s, so it fits in your time frame.
I also thought of "the wind in the willows" which is less contemporary but certainly a book you might have read in childhood; you'd probably remember it as clearly a kid's book, though. definately has a mole, though.
One other one I thought of: Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (probably better known as "the secret of Nimh". By robert C. O'brien, it was made into a movie in 1982 and also won the Newbery award for excellence in children's literature. About a community of super-smart rats and a family of mice, plus I think there are some other tunnely type creatures, and a crow, as well.
I hadn't heard of "duncton wood" and I hadn't read the redwall books, but I just looked up the author of watership down and found a link crediting Watership Down with inspiring all of them, which I thought was interesting in the way it linked so many of the answers together (quoted with link below)
2006-11-21 05:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by lalabee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it's about 2 animal friends, a mole and a rat. and a couple of weasels, is it "Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame?
or if it has a christian analogy, maybe the Narnian chronicles by C. S. Lewis? It's got Beaver and his wife, and a very valiant rat...
2006-11-21 02:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by >ScouT< 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I may know what you mean!
The one I have read is titled "Redwall" and t he author is Brian Jacques
It is an awesome and great book! All animals with moles, mice, rabbits and weasels.
2006-11-21 01:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits? "Watership Down"
2006-11-21 01:45:54 · answer #5 · answered by YahooGuru2u 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beavers? 'Centennial' maybe?
2006-11-21 01:49:43 · answer #6 · answered by jean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋