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The Warning Bell is a dramatic and moving saga of one women?s fight to achieve independence in a man?s world ? a literary masterpiece that will stay with you long after the pages have turned. ?Lynne Reid Banks knows how to get to her reader: ?Enjoyable? entertaining? it will give a lot of pleasure? ? Scotsman ?Extremely satisfying? ? Time Out ?a compelling and lifelike novel? ? Library Journal ?Banks has a delicate talent for eulogizing life?s ordinary tragedies, and a knack for painting characters with swift, sure strokes. She has created a strong cast of touching, courageous and decisive characters? ? The New York Times Book Review ?A bittersweet tale that examines the innate conflict between familial responsibility and personal fulfillment? ? Booklist ?Banks describes Maggie?s arduous maturation with compassion and lyricism; insights into the vagaries of the acting profession add to the book?s veracity? ? Publishers Weekly ?This enraptured story of an impulsive Scottish girl burning with ambition would bring tears to the eyes of an iguana? Likely to strike chords in the hearts of many a reader? ?