A new edition in full colour, reproducing the original illustrations from 1946. Endorsed by Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl: 'a beautifully illustrated story of an eleven year old London girl's year convalescing in Hertfordshire in 1946. Her experiences are delightful. A traditional story but easily relatable for modern young people.'
'At last she reached the brow of the hill ⦠now the country opened out below her and she looked down into a wide and lovely valley ⦠Still patched with snow the little fields spread like a carpet below her and here and there a farmhouse with barns and golden ricks was clearly seen. Across the plain ran, straight as a ruler, a railway line and she saw a toy train puffing and crawling across the picture. Malcolm Savilleâs classic novel from 1946 is about eleven-year old Janeâs discovery of nature and country life during a year spent convalescing on her uncleâs farm, after having been dangerously ill in post-war London. This deeply-felt novel was written while Saville was extending his range as a writer, alongside his very successful Lone Pine adventure series, and nature anthologies for children. Inspired by the experiences of Savilleâs own god-daughter, this marvellous novel is full of the wonder of discovery, as well the happiness of regaining health, making friends, and learning to love the natural world. The novel is also a record of rural England eighty years ago, written by one of the great twentieth century English nature writers. The Introduction is written by Hazel Sheeky Bird of the University of Newcastle. The illustrations by Bernard Bowerman have been reproduced from the first edition.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Classics
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Handheld Classics
Author : Saville, Malcolm
Language : English
Edition : New
Published :2022-01-18
Number Of Pages : 237
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 191276654X
ISBN-13 : 9781912766543
Item weight : 0.8 lb
Dimensions : 0.63 in x 5.39 in x 8.43 in
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