An exciting new package for an 80,000-copy bestseller. In Robert Westall's critically acclaimed novel, a courageous black cat journeys through war-torn England searching for her beloved master. "A moving and stirring novel".--School Library Journal.
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“Brilliant… grips you like a Spitfire’s safety harness and comes to a halt a heartbeat before you’d prefer.”
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“Westall captures the real essence of wartime childhood… a sense of excitement – both fearful and fun – of ordinary life lived at the edge of danger.”
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Four stories of wartime childhood, read by James Bolam and Susan Jameson.
A mysterious air-raid shelter . . .
A plane crash under fire . . .
A secret operation . . .
A noise in the attic
The four stories featured on this tape explore the effects of World War II on the lives of ordinary people, especially children.
All the startling facts are from Robert Westall's own experience, or well-documented accounts of the time. Written especially for audio just before the author's death, this is a welcome return for this unique collection of powerful stories.
"Brilliant . . . grips you like a Spitfire's safety harness and comes to a halt a heartbeat before you'd prefer."
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"Westall captures the real essence of wartime childhood . . . a sense of excitement – both fearful and fun – of ordinary life lived at the edge of danger."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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As a fan of Westall I'm surprised I've never come across this before. It's 4 (very) short stories with the Blitz as a theme. They do read like episodes either from his own life or stories told to him, and it's a shame they're so short as two had just got interesting when they finished abruptly and not very satisfactorily. "The Thing upstairs" is about desertion but not seemingly the consequences or retribution of such an act, and "Rosie" is a ghost story which would have made a very good, longer story in keeping with some of his other ghost stories.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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responding to the previous reviewer, while this isnt the best of Westall's books,he is so good that anything he has written compares with the best children's authors! my children loved them, and i have given them to other children too. Sad that he is not better known as they also have genuine historical value, while written from a childs perspective.
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I'm not too sure about this book, the plot is complex and the language is strange. I wouldn't recomend it at all for younger readers. Sorry Robert...
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