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1644 - Alice Newcombe, trapped and unhappy on her uncle's farm, finds her life transformed when royalist soldiers are billeted there during the Civil War. Suddenly her days are filled with excitement - and love for one young soldier, Robin. When the regiment moves on, Alice persuades Robin to take her with him, and she joins the other army women on the baggage train. The road ahead is long and hard - will there be happiness at its end?
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Ann Turnbull has written numerous picture books and stories for children but is best known for her novels, which include House of Ghosts (9781406309638), No Shame, No Fear (9780744590906), which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award as well as the Guardian Fiction Prize, its sequel, Forged in the Fire (9781844289356), and Pigeon Summer (9781844281398), which was shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize and the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award. Ann lives in Shropshire with her family.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Historical fiction is my favourite genre and I buy and read it on a regular basis. Although this book isn't really aimed at my age group, I really enjoyed it and found it thought provoking and well written. It has a very simple style and quickly draws you into the lives of the characters and the events of The English Civil War. Although aimed at young adults, the author doesn't shy away from the brutality and hardships of war and although it is never graphic, I thought it packed quite a punch, showing the sheer wickedness that these conflicts bring. There is a love story running through it, but it's not the main part of the plot, which was good for me, as I'm not keen on romance in novels. This is a touching tale of friendship and love and I would recommend it to people of all ages.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The title really sums the book up, as the English civil war and love are the two main themes of the story. Alice falls in love with a soldier and is tempted to leave her home and follow the Royalist army, with only the vaguest idea of what such a life will hold for her. She thinks anything will be better than the situation she is in at her uncle's farm, but she isn't prepared for the hardships of the baggage train. The cold, the hunger, the dirt, and above all the danger. But there are compensations, such as the friendships she forms.
It's been a very long wait for this new teen novel from Ann Turnbull, and I've really been looking forward to reading it. It didn't disappoint. It's a satisfying read, with an exciting story line and a real picture of what it must have been like to be caught up in the civil war.
The story probably isn't suitable for pre-teens due to the sexual content (tastefully handled, I hasten to add) but apart from that, anyone who enjoys an accesible historical tale with adventure and love will really enjoy this. It's beautifully written and brilliantly researched with a wealth of historical detail which never intrudes on the story.
It's been a very long wait for this new teen novel from Ann Turnbull, and I've really been looking forward to reading it. It didn't disappoint. It's a satisfying read, with an exciting story line and a real picture of what it must have been like to be caught up in the civil war.
The story probably isn't suitable for pre-teens due to the sexual content (tastefully handled, I hasten to add) but apart from that, anyone who enjoys an accesible historical tale with adventure and love will really enjoy this. It's beautifully written and brilliantly researched with a wealth of historical detail which never intrudes on the story.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book explores a period of history that hasn't been much written about - but what really interested me was that it took you right into the world of an ordinary inhabitant of that world; Ann Turnbull gives you a real feel of what it would have been like to live there, to be on the edge of great events and affected by them with no power to influence them. This was a very good read.
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Bringing the seventeenth century to life
This novel about the turbulent life of a young woman, caught up in the English Civil War is a satisfying and absorbing read, in spite of the horrors which Ann Turnbull doesn't... Read more
Published on 1 April 2010 by F.A.R
Wonderful, touching book
This is a marvellous book, beautifully written and paced - we follow young Alice the heroine through a journey across Civil-War-torn seventeenth century England: romance, drama, a... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Troll woman
An excellent young adult historical novel about the English Civil War.
Alice Newcombe's father dies when she was eleven, leaving her an orphan. She is sent to live on her aunt and uncle's farm, where she feels unwelcome from the start. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2009 by Rebecca Herman
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