Diese britische Autorin ist bekannt für ihre aufschlussreiche Auseinandersetzung mit der menschlichen Natur und der Komplexität des Lebens. Ihre Werke befassen sich mit Themen des Erwachsenwerdens, der Widerstandsfähigkeit und der Suche nach dem eigenen Platz in der Welt. Mit einem unverwechselbaren Stil, der emotionale Tiefe mit lebendiger Prosa verbindet, erfasst sie die Essenz von Kindheitserlebnissen und deren Einfluss auf die Charakterbildung. Leser sind oft bewegt von ihrer Fähigkeit, sowohl die Verletzlichkeit als auch die Stärke des menschlichen Geistes darzustellen.
Super sporty tale with a strong message of self-belief and a lovely inter- generational friendship at its heart, from the award-winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+
The war is over but Elsie is still fighting her own battles. She's bullied because she's the only scholarship pupil at the grammar school, and she has an awkward relationship with her father as he struggles to assume a normal life after fighting in the war. But when she begins working at the local theatre, Elsie discovers she can escape.
Henry misses his father who died a war hero. One day Mrs Beaumont lends Henry a camera for his school project. Henry is disgusted that he's been put in a group with Jeffries, the son of a man who went AWOL, and Pip, who was born illegitimate; but he's about to learn that tolerance and friendship are more important than social stigmas.
As an evacuee, Ralph received a good education, but after the war Ralph's working-class father resents his education and his ambition to be an actor, and is furious when Ralph is sacked from the paper mill. The story traces Ralph's struggle to reconcile the disparate strands of his life.