HAUNTED BY ADOLESCENT GUILTNina Bawden's 1973 YA story is related with the ring of an authentic WWII memory. One of several books to be inspired by the evacuation of hundreds of London children during the Blitz, Carrie's War appears at first glance to be the experiences of Carrie Willow and her y...
Yazmiene Birch October 17,2012 1-2 Sliver The book,THE OUSIDE CHLID,by Nina Bawden,Jane is very different from other kids.She's out side of her from her family. At thirteen Jane has discov...
I already had got this book on my all Virago all August pile for this month, when I heard the news on Wednesday that Nina Bawden had died at the age of 87. Like many readers I was first introduced to Nina Bawden as a child, when I read Carrie’s War, which has always remained one of my top three f...
I probably read this book when it first came out, and I found myself with the copy that I had owned as a child. Hard backed, illustrated by Judith Kerr. I found myself sucked in to Mary's story. Her fury, her misery, her complete sense of being rejected by her parents - landed on her aunt and ...
I could write about this book all day. Who knew this would be such an intriguing book? The cover didn’t lead me to think this. The title didn’t lead me to think this. But I knew from page one that this was a special book.It’s a little story of a family that is set around the turn of the century. ...
