Homecoming (Paperback)

A tender, lyrical tale from the author's childhood in an idyllic English village, with environmental and conservational themes. In this involving tale, master storyteller and former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo revisits the "landscape of his memories", telling of his boyhood fifty years before. The village of Bradwell is a stone's throw from the sea and is peopled by quirky characters such as the three Stebbing sisters, the white moustachioed Colonel Burton and Bennie the village thug. But the heroine of this story is the serene Mrs Pettigrew, who lives in a railway carriage down in the marshes with her dogs, donkey, bees and hens. Industrial reality intrudes when plans are made to build a nuclear power station on the marshes, and when a village battle ensues for and against this environmental hazard, young Michael finds himself caught up in the sad fate of Mrs Pettigrew and the landscape of his boyhood.

General

Imprint:	Walker Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Michael Morpurgo
Illustrators:	Peter Bailey
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-4063-6732-4
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-4063-6732-X
Barcode:	9781406367324

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