240 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141354903
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication date: 02 October 2014
Description
Albert, Carrie and young Nick are war-time evacuees whose lives get so tangled up with the people they've come to live among that the war and their real families seem to belong to another world. Carrie and Nick are billeted in Wales with old Mr Ev...
Community Reviews Summary of 664 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
reflective 47%
sad 47%
mysterious 41%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 23%
dark 17%
funny 5%
informative 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 35%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Ableism, Slavery, Grief
240 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141354903
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication date: 02 October 2014
Description
Albert, Carrie and young Nick are war-time evacuees whose lives get so tangled up with the people they've come to live among that the war and their real families seem to belong to another world. Carrie and Nick are billeted in Wales with old Mr Ev...
Community Reviews Summary of 664 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
reflective 47%
sad 47%
mysterious 41%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 23%
dark 17%
funny 5%
informative 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 35%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Ableism, Slavery, Grief