Bill and Fred? - Tapa blanda

'A colourful celebration of eccentricity.' -- The Sunday Independent * The Sunday Independent * 'What John Quinn has given us is a book for young people about elderly people that neither romanticises nor patronises them. It is an excellent read.' -- Village Magazine * Village Magazine * 'Told with wit and and great charm, this is a chaotic joy of a read for children.' -- The Sunday Tribune * The Sunday Tribune * 'Delightful Book....It is a wonderful story.' -- Galway Independent 'A delightful book, full of warmth, humour and surprises; Quinn has a light touch and his prose if a joy to read. It would also make an excellent read aloud bedtime story for a younger child.' -- The Irish Independent * Irish Independent * 'A charming and entertaining story' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland * 'This book's strength is in its constant stream of colourful characters with whom Bill and Fred must deal, but there's also plenty of plot, with a witchdoctor's prediction and hidden treasure to boot!' -- Evening Echo * Evening Echo *

Katie Lynch and her family are invited to tumbledown Walburley Hall to meet the new owners. They are astonished to discover that their hosts, Bill and Fred, are women -- sisters who have spent all their lives in East Africa.

More surprises are revealed as Katie gets to know them: Fred can fix cars, no matter what their age, and is a wizard at snooker. The sisters desperately need funds to repair the old house, so the prize money offered by the Grand Knockdown Charity Snooker Challenge seems like the ideal opportunity, if only Fred can beat Flash Fagan.

And the old house has secrets of its own ...