“Excuse me?”

Crowley and Aziraphale both turned in the direction of the voice and found the group of four children had moved from the edge of the green and were now crowding around the car. Crowley raised an auburn eyebrow.

“Hello,” he said as he slid his glasses back into place and surveyed the children from behind them.

Three boys and one girl stood in front of him, all around the age of eleven. The one who had spoken was a bespectacled boy with tidy brown hair.

“Excuse me,” he repeated, “but is this your car?” “No, I stole it,” Crowley replied, not missing a beat.

He bit back a grin as the kids gasped. Crowley had always liked kids – he liked that they questioned everything; liked their imagination and their ability to create whole worlds in their minds. They were clever and funny and interesting in a way most adults were not. He leaned casually against the Bentley’s bonnet, watching four pairs of eyes widen. “Actually,” piped up a boy with dishevelled hair and dirty knees, “stealing is illegal.” “Is it now?” mused Crowley. He glanced over at Aziraphale whose eyes were as grey as the sky above them; his smile, knowing. “Alright, what if I said I liberated it?” “Isn’t that just the same thing?” asked the girl; her black hair in two braids. Crowley grinned at her. “Not if I took it from a really bad person who didn’t deserve it.”

The children seemed to consider this for a moment, passing a look between each other. “I suppose that’s fair,” said the fourth child who had been silent up until now.

The Eleanor and Park Playlist

So I have compiled here a playlist of songs that I feel suit the novel Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. Music is a big part of the book, it adds atmosphere to the story. And I love how music is one of the platforms used to build Eleanor and Park’s relationship.

So I’ve tried my best to get songs that fit in with that atmosphere. Some of these songs are even songs that Eleanor or Park might have listened to as they are set in the same time period or are artists that are mentioned in the book

- Tris

She’s a Rainbow - The Rolling Stones

I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

Everyday I Write the Book - Elvis Costello

Wonderwall - Oasis

China Girl - David Bowie

Memory Motel - The Rolling Stones

Still on Fire - Aztec Camera

Whatever - Oasis

Reel Around the Fountain - The Smiths

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

What Difference Does it Make? - The Smiths

I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi