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Fireweed (Paperback)
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Fireweed (Paperback)
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List price R211
Loot Price R178
Discovery Miles 1 780
You Save R33 (16%)
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A re-issue of a forgotten favourite, FIREWEED is an evocative and
unflinching story of wartime survival for younger readers Bill is a
fifteen-year-old runaway evacuee, and he's finding that surviving
on the streets of London is pretty easy, thank you very much. He's
fed by a local cafe owner, he earns some cash as a barrow-boy in
Covent Garden, and sleeping in the Underground air-raid shelters is
cosy - if a bit smelly. Things get more complicated for Bill with
the arrival of Julie. She's a runaway too, and although she's a bit
posh, she's just as determined as Bill to stay free of interfering
parents and 'the social'. But although it's fun for a while to duck
Jerry missiles and camp out in bombed-out houses, the reality of
living through the Blitz quickly begins to set in. Winter is
coming, and Bill and Julie will discover that playing at being
grown-ups can be a very dangerous game.... First published in 1969,
and winner of the 1970's Book World Festival Award, FIREWEED evokes
a time of tin Spitfires, powdered eggs, warm woollen mittens and
reading by firelight. Perfect for readers young and old, this book
is a beautifully written classic, full of adventure, heroism and
British wartime courage.
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