I discovered Friday's Tunnel by accident in a charity shop, and loved it. I don't understand why John Verney's books haven't been reprinted - they're really imaginative without being patronizing to children. I am having a lot of difficulty getting hold of the others second hand, as the few copies I've found are very expensive, but they are DEFINITELY worth getting hold of, and treasuring for the rest of your life! Please get this book, so another person will be aware of the brilliance of this now little-known author! - I don't mean to sound so manic, but I really do love his books.

I just found this in a used book store and thought it was an excellent story. I lent it to my severely depressed brother and he enjoyed it too.

As a child I thrilled to the zany, fascinating, intelligent adventures of the Callendar family. The writing is witty and clever, the characters fabulous, the plotlines better than we can find for our kids today. Why on earth don't they come back into print?

I barely remember the plot of this book, and of Friday's Tunnel, but I can't forget how much I loved them both. Mysterious and exciting, Verney's books had everything that I still look for in a book to this day. So, I'm now ordering both of them to add to my library. If your child is a reader they'll love February's Road and Friday's Tunnel.

This book should be read with it's sequel, "A Dinner of Herbs" which together make up one of the outstanding Autobiographies of WW2. It is written with an engaging wit, a wonderful literary style and a great sense of story which engages the reader. This is amoung the 10 best of the 500 autobiographical accounts of WW2 I have in my collection