"May 1915. On an uninhabited island in the Scillies, Alfie and his father find an injured girl - thirsty, hungry and with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. Is she a mermaid, a ghost? Or could she even be, as some islanders suggest, a German spy...?"
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I recently started working part time in a school library, and this was recommended to me by one of the year 8 girls, after we were talking about books set in WW1. I'll be thanking her tmr for the recommendation! It has a simplicity that is suitable for younger readers, but it's definitely not just for children.
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I love historical fiction that draws heavily on real events and intertwines them with interesting characters. Morpurgo has done this in spades, with a moving tale of family, forgiveness and memory.
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If you've ever wanted to know what a field of 62,000 hand-knitted poppies looks like, here is a glimpse!
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I spent the past weekend in Australia's capital city, Canberra, to be a part of the events commemorating the centenary of the armistice.
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The Australian War Memorial have 'planted' 62,000 hand-knitted poppies, one for each Australian life sacrificed in WW1. It is quite a sight, extremely moving and very beautiful.
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When the call went out for knitting volunteers, no-one imagined the enthusiasm it would invoke and they ended up with over 300,000 poppies!
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I'm reading mostly WW1 books at the moment. Is anyone else doing the same?... if so, I'd love to know which ones you're reading.
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In January of 1944, Anne-Marie Walters parachuted into southwest France to work with the Resistance in preparation for the Allied invasion. She was twenty years old.
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For seven months she criss-crossed her way across the region as courier, carrying messages, delivering explosives, arranging the escape of downed airmen and receiving parachute drops of arms and personnel - in constant risk of capture by the Gestapo. (Did I happen to mention she was twenty years old?!!)
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She wrote this book immediately after the war, while events were fresh in her memory. It's a fascinating read and Walters is every bit the writer. It's a warm book full of adventure, comradeship, courage, tension and humour.
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I want to thank Caro @caro.reads.books for drawing my attention to 'Moondrop to Gascony'. I spent some time looking at maps and images online to see where all this took place. What a beautiful part of France it is and I'm so thankful to the brave men and women of the Resistance (and the locals who helped them) who risked everything to secure our freedom.
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"Thus fortified I might take my rest in peace. But dreams come through stone walls, light up dark rooms, or darken light ones, and their persons make their exits and their entrances as they please, and laugh at locksmiths." - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla.
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What a fabulous little vampire classic! It was written 25 years before Dracula and is said to have inspired Bram Stoker's legendary tale. Although there are no shocking twists, the atmosphere is so creepily evocative that I couldn't put it down. It's easily a one-sitting read...best read at night, with all the lights off except one to read by (preferably candlelight!), and if you can arrange it, a storm raging outside. Don't bother locking your door...Carmilla laughs at locksmiths. 😂😂😂😨
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