Blackthorn, Whitethorn - Tapa blanda

BLACKTHORN, WHITETHORN
'... there's a personal, original vision here ... involving and impressive'

MOVING TIMES 1: BLOOM OF YOUTH
'... excellent ... An unmissable, funny/sad study of hope and loss'

MOVING TIMES 1: BLOOM OF YOUTH
'The dreams of childhood and adolescence are caught by Anderson in a most appealing mixture of humour and poignancy, resulting in a book which moves beyond mere period piece into a memorable documentation of youth's bittersweet exuberance.'

THE WAR ORPHAN
'a rare and truthful book.'

THE WAR ORPHAN
'Compelling reading. A beautiful, thought-provoking story, profoundly anti-war.'

PAPER FACES
'Rachel Anderson has written what is in one sense a historical novel, in another a profound study of self-discovery, and by any standards a rich and deeply moving story of childhood. This is a very fine book indeed.'

PAPER FACES
'An outstanding novel about the pain and rewards of change.'

WARLANDS
'A quite wonderful novel'

Hannah is used to living a life of privilege. A big house, luxury holidays, lavish presents - she's always assumed she'll have them forever. But when her father files for bankruptcy, everything changes - and fast.

Suddenly, her family is living in the middle of the country in a run-down bungalow. She and her sister, Esther, have to walk miles to catch the bus to the local school, and their dad has turned into a sloth. Then Hannah meets Miss Ada and Miss Lily, who have lived in a nearby cottage all their lives. They're full of stories of the past, and before long Hannah finds herself drawn into the world of their childhood. In place of the two old women she sees two energetic girls - whose problems are even worse than Hannah's own . . .