A tender love story and coming of age novel set against a backdrop of wartime uncertainty and it tells how the war effects the sleepy town that Rosie lives in and especially how it effect her and her search for love. Magorian’s wonderful stories are the perfect reads to curl up on a sofa with. Be sure to check out Just Henry, A Spoonful of Jam, Cuckoo In The Nest.
It is the summer of 1943 and war continues to rage. For Rose and her sister Diana, it's a time of independence and self-discovery as they find first loves. But when Rose unearths a love story from another war, she realises that wartime intensifies emotions, and maybe she isn't in love with Derry as she first thought she was.
ISBN: 9781405276962
Publication date: 08/01/2015
Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd an imprint of Egmont UK Ltd
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781405276962
Publication date: 06/05/2008
Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9781405276962 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2008 |
| Author: | Michelle Magorian |
| Publisher: | Egmont Childrens Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Suitable for: | 11+ readers |
| Genres: | Romance / Relationship Stories |
| Recommendations: | eBooks |
Michelle Magorian is undoubtedly one of the pre-eminent children’s writers of historical family drama and of books set around the Second World War. She may not be a household name but that’s purely because she doesn’t write as frequently as those more obvious bestselling novelists. Just Henry is her seventh novel. Unlike some authors Magorian writes when the time is right having first undertaken considerable research, followed by a lot of thinking time before actually putting pen to paper and then there’s always the very important rewrites to polish the story. Magorian ...
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