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Carrie's War by Nina Bawden is an unforgettable Second World War story.'I did a dreadful thing...or I feel that I did, a... More
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Lonely and forlorn after their mother's death and their sudden arrival at Aunt Mabel's seaside boarding-house, John, Mar... More
Deeply unhappy at the recent divorce of her parents, Mary is sent away to live by the sea with her distant grandfather a... More
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Determined to find the ex-lodger who stole his grandmother's savings, Fred McAlpine and his friends Sid, Rosie, Algy and... More
'The hay stirred. There was a small nibbling sound. A furry head poked out. I saw its dark, beady eyes, its sharp, poi... More
Carrie's War by Nina Bawden is an unforgettable Second World War story.'I did a dreadful thing...or I feel that I did, a... More
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This is a very good book. I put it as 4 stars, because it wasn't a book I would personally choose for myself. Just a side note I did enjoy this book....
The best evacuee story ever! It has the right balance of drama and history....
Absolutely fantastic story.
Carrie and her younger brother are evacuated during the second world war.
Thirty years later Carrie brings her children...
