IN response to the letter "I'm sick of Harry Rotter" (July 27) I really enjoy the Harry Potter books. My only regret is that they weren't around when I was a child.

The thing about Harry Potter and such other books is that they have got children and adults reading again. So, for a few hours, we can escape the horrors that are surrounding our world at the moment.

Helen Dewsbury,

Nunmill Street,

York.

Updated: 08:44 Saturday, July 30, 2005