- Paperback: 89 pages
- Publisher: Corgi Childrens (5 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552548766
- ISBN-13: 978-0552548762
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.4 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,062,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Joely loves to play by the railway, despite her dad's frequent warnings. Her favourite game is to dress up in her fairy outfit and wave at the trains as they speed by. But she won't cross over the railway line - the bridge is far too scary even though it's the quickest way to Gran's house. Joely's going to visit her gran more often because her mum's getting too ill to look after her. Joely keeps wondering what it would be like to be a real fairy, or even an angel - would she be able to fly across the bridge? Would she even know how to make Mum better? A very touching and unusual story from a highly acclaimed author.
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"It would be fun to grow some wings, wouldn't it?"
Joely's dad often calls her 'angel', especially when she helps around the house while Mum is unwell. Joely doesn't feel very angelic, though, when she sneaks off to play by the railway. Joely loves to dress up in her fairy outfit and wave at passing trains, but she can't help wondering what it would be like to have real wings.
Would a real angel be able to fly right over the railway line? Or could a real fairy make Mum better?
A beautifully poignant story by a highly acclaimed author.
Young Corgi books are perfect for building reading confidence.'It would be fun to grow some wings, wouldn't it?'
Dad often calls Joely 'angel' when she helps around the house while Mum is unwell. But Joely doesn't feel very angelic, especially when she sneaks off to play by the railway.
Joely loves to dress up in her fairy outfit, but she can't help wondering what it would be like to have real wings. Perhaps, if she were a real angel, she could make Mum better . . .
A beautifully poignant story by a highly acclaimed author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Moving and unsentimental,
By Vita Holdsworth (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Railway Angel (Paperback)
Although this story is about a child whose mother has a terminal illness, and includes discussion of angels, it is not sentimental or syrupy. Different people in the book have different ideas about angels. To the child they become something peculiar, slightly grotesque - the ones in the graveyard are damaged. She wonders how they manage to put their clothes on over their wings.
There is humour and the child's way of thinking through the situation in which she finds herself is very convincing. At one point the child rings and rings the school bell, the sound representing her alarm, anger, and confusion. The doctor's magic isn't working for her mum. She doesn't have much outdoor space to play in with her little brother. Mum and Granny believe in angels but Dad clearly thinks they don't exist. Yet another adult has come to the school to give the children a speech about something else they should be frightened of. I found this was very moving. My four year old enjoyed it, although the narrative was a bit complex for her. The illustrations helped her understanding.
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