Sue Hubbard

Flatlands is a homage to Paul Gallico's classic short story, The Snow Goose. Freda is a twelve-year-old evacuee from East London, who has been sent away at the start of the war, leaving behind everything familiar to her, to escape the expected German bombing. In her new temporary home in Lincolnshire, Freda finds herself billeted with a strange, cold, and...

Girl in White by Sue Hubbard explores the intriguing life of Paula Modersohn-Becker, a pioneer of modern art in Europe who, after her death, was denounced as degenerate by the Nazis. Sue Hubbard draws on the artist's diaries and paintings to vividly portray her singular existence, her battle for independence and recognition, and her intense relationship with the poet Rainer...

Flatlands is recognised as a Sunday Times historical fiction book of the year. It has been described as "a moving study of an unlikely friendship and the healing power of the natural world" by the Sunday Times and "a tender portrait of wartime youth" by the Guardian. Frida is a twelve-year-old evacuee from the East End, sent to stay with...