Strikingly different to the Disney version in our memories, J.M.  Barrie's novel, rich in allegories and metaphors, is as much for adults as it is for children.

The novel opens by introducing us to the Darling family. Exploring the what it means to be young and free to imagine your own world, we see already that the Darling children's view of the real world is translucent.  It is Mrs Darling that first meets Peter Pan in our story, as she wakes from dreams of her own childhood.