Book description
Carrie's War by Nina Bawden is an unforgettable Second World
War story.
'I did a dreadful thing...or I feel that I did, and nothing can
change it...'
It is the Second World War and Carrie and Nick are evacuated from
London to a small town in Wales, where they are placed with strict Mr
Evans and his timid mouse of a sister.
Their friend Albert is luckier, living in Druid's Bottom with
Hepzibah Green who tells wonderful stories, and the strange Mister
Johnny, who speaks a language all of his own. Carrie and Nick are
happy to visit Albert there, until one day when Carrie does a terrible
thing - the worst thing she ever did in her life...
Based on her own childhood, Nina Bawden's enchanting story
Carrie's War has delighted readers for almost 40 years.
'Nina Bawden is without question one of the very best writers for
children' Daily Telegraph
***Perfect for fans of Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian.***
***Now part of the Puffin Modern Classics series***
Nina Bawden is one of today's best writers for both adults and
children. she has often used her own childhood experiences in her
books - Carrie's War is set in the mining valley in Wales where
she lived as an evacuee in wartime. She studied philosophy, politics
and economics at Somerville College, Oxford and finished her first
novel the year after she took her degree. She won the Guardian Award
for Children's Fiction for The Peppermint Pig.
Nina Bawden is one of today's best writers for both adults and
children. she has often used her own childhood experiences in her books
- Carrie's War is set in the mining valley in Wales where she lived as
an evacuee in wartime. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at
Somerville College, Oxford and finished her first novel the year after
she took her degree. She won the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction
for The Peppermint Pig.
