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? This
collection of the best children's literature, curated by Virago,
will be coveted by children and adults alike. These are timeless
tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared
across the generations. Some titles you will already know; some
will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love,
whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War, The
Peppermint Pig), Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse, An Episode of
Sparrows), Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden, The Gift Giving) E.
Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, The Railway
Children), Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess,The Secret
Garden) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy). Discover
Virago Children's Classics.
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