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Carrie's War
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One of the most loved and enduring wartime novels, Carrie's War is a modern classic. Published for the first time as a Virago Modern Classic, with a foreword by Michael Morpurgo.
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One of the most loved and enduring wartime novels, Carrie's War is a modern classic.
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY MICHAEL MORPURGO AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALAN MARKS
'A touching, utterly convincing book' JACQUELINE WILSON
'Poignant and realistic... Carrie's War captures the true reality of war for a child, and it doesn't sentimentalise war' SHIRLEY HUGHES, GUARDIAN
'I did a dreadful thing, the worst thing of my life, when I was twelve and a half years old, and nothing can change it'
It is wartime and Carrie and her little brother Nick have been evacuated from their London home to the Welsh hills. In an unfamiliar place, among strangers, the children feel alone and find little comfort with the family they are billeted with: Mr Evans, a bullying shopkeeper and Auntie Lou, his kind but timid sister.
When Carrie and Nick visit Albert, another evacuee, they are welcomed into Hepzibah Green's warm kitchen. Hepzibah is rumoured to be a witch, but her cooking is delicious, her stories are enthralling and the children cannot keep away. With Albert, Hepzibah and Mister Johnny, they begin to settle into their new surroundings. But before long, their loyalties are tested: will they be persuaded to betray their new friends?
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Carrie's War is praised for its touching and convincing depiction of wartime evacuees in Wales, with nuanced characterisation, as even the less sympathetic characters are given depth. The story is lauded for its accurate, unsentimental portrayal of World War II from a child's perspective, offering a realistic and poignant narrative. It has been highly regarded as one of Nina Bawden's best works by various reviewers.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780349009162
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 November 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Alan Marks
- Introduction by Michael Morpurgo
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Nina Bawden (1925-2012), CBE, was one of Britain's most distinguished and best-loved novelists, both for adults and children (Peppermint Pig and Carrie's War being among her most famous books for young people). She has published over forty novels and an autobiography, In My Own Time. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit and her novel Family Money was filmed by Channel 4, starring Claire Boom and June Whitfield. In 2004 she received the S. T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime's Contribution to Literature.
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