Scared

I grew up LOVING this amazing book, but having seen the storyline that they are going with, I am terrified that they are ripping this part of my childhood to shreds. First off it's never been touted as a thriller, it's always been "The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance" and secondly (and most importantly) there was no earthquake...there was a shop, and Carmody Braque managed to tempt poor little Jacko with a stamp - something he loved.

I am only guessing here, but they are going to sensationalise the witchcraft element (which is such a small part of it all, it's more about self-discovery and growth. Are we going to learn Sorry's tragic backstory? Is he even going to have one? Are we going to hear anything about Chris (the Canadian) or Laura's father and his new family?

I always thought that they could make a wonderful movie of the novel (and have done since I read it for the first time in 1984), but the story that they are telling (if you go to the film company's website) is not the book I love, nor is it a story I recognise, simply a movie with the same title as a book and a few of the characters have the names of the characters that Mahy created so carefully.