An Episode of Sparrows (New York Review Children's Collection)

by Rumer Godden

Paperback, 2016

Status

Available

Call number

823.912

Publication

NYRB Kids (2016), Edition: Reissue, 264 pages

Description

In post-World War II London, two street-tough children attempt to build a hidden garden, an act that awakens hidden courage in the children and profoundly disrupts the neighborhood.

User reviews

LibraryThing member niakwa
A classic novel in which a child struggles to grow and survive against the forces of class divisions, poverty and abandonment.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1955

Physical description

264 p.; 7.6 inches

ISBN

1590179935 / 9781590179932
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