Five Children on the Western Front |
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Author:
| Saunders, Kate |
ISBN: | 978-0-571-32318-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
Publisher: | Faber & Faber, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Faber & Faber Children's Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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An incredible, heart-wrenching sequel to E. Nesbit's
Five Children and It, set on the eve of the First World War. The five children have grown up - war will change their lives for ever.Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school. The Lamb is the grown up age of 11, and he has a little sister, Edith, in tow. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories ... until he suddenly reappears. The siblings are pleased to have...
More DescriptionAn incredible, heart-wrenching sequel to E. Nesbit'sFive Children and It, set on the eve of the First World War. The five children have grown up - war will change their lives for ever.Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school. The Lamb is the grown up age of 11, and he has a little sister, Edith, in tow. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories ... until he suddenly reappears. The siblings are pleased to have something to take their minds off the war, but this time the Psammead is here for a reason, and his magic might have a more serious purpose.Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed, and the two younger children will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint - factory-workers, soldiers and sailors, nurses and the people left at home, and the war's impact will be felt right at the heart of their family.