Courtenay, didn't canned goods last several years already in WW II?Courtenay wrote:...two elderly people living in the caves on their own for several years, with no contact with the outside world and no means of replenishing their supplies, is just too unbelievable for me. Well, of course there's always a bit of suspension of disbelief involved in an Enid Blyton story, but that part is somehow a bit too much of a stretch... Other than that, though, it's an absolutely brilliant and atmospheric and incredibly exciting story and I would probably rate it as my third favourite.
I've never questioned it when I read this sequel when I was a child.
Plus they had an egg every once in a while.