Michael Morpurgo wrote a children's book set during WWII about two boys - can't remember the name. Also, The Machine Gunners, if you're looking for books for children.
My recommendation would be the Night Watch by Sarah Waters.
Michael Morpurgo wrote a children's book set during WWII about two boys - can't remember the name. Also, The Machine Gunners, if you're looking for books for children.
My recommendation would be the Night Watch by Sarah Waters.
Thanks. Just ordered a couple of Michael's books on Amazon.
Just Henry by Michelle Magorian. A children's book by the author of Goodnight Mister Tom.
"The second world war has ended, but Henry is fighting his own battles . . .
He misses his father who died a war hero, and his only distraction is the cinema. But everything is about to change. When Henry develops an old camera film he uncovers a mystery and events spiral until his life resembles the drama of the big screen. Like a bomb waiting to explode, Henry’s world is about to unravel . . ."
Saplings by Noel Streatfeild would be a good choice. It starts during the war and goes on after it. It depicts the disintegration of a family torn apart by the war.
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My recommendation would be the Night Watch by Sarah Waters.
It's an utterly wonderful book, and I love it. But it's set in the 60s.
How post do you want the post war to be? I can think of several child protagonist books I love which are set in the early-mid 50s...
Thanks. Just ordered a couple of Michael's books on Amazon.
Yes, thanks. Books set in the 50s would be great also. I should have stated that.
If the story depicts the trauma/after effects of war (this doesn't have to play a major role) this would also be a bonus.
"The second world war has ended, but Henry is fighting his own battles . . .
He misses his father who died a war hero, and his only distraction is the cinema. But everything is about to change. When Henry develops an old camera film he uncovers a mystery and events spiral until his life resembles the drama of the big screen. Like a bomb waiting to explode, Henry’s world is about to unravel . . ."
That's not a title by the way, just everything he's ever written.
A Cuckoo in the Nest
A Spoonful of Jam
all by Michelle Magorian
the silver sword is a small letter opener ...... oh no, I've just given away the entire plot!
http://www.eburypublishing.co.uk/editions/our-hidden-lives-the-remarkable-diaries-of-postwar-britain/9780091897338
either side of the forties, but great fiction period pieces are ;
The Weather in the Streets (1936)
and
Our Spoons came from Woolworths (1950)