Carrie's War: Introduced by Michael Morpurgo - 'A touching, utterly convincing book' Jacqueline Wilson (Virago Modern Classics)

One of the most loved and enduring wartime novels, Carrie's War is a modern classic.

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY MICHAEL MORPURGO AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALAN MARKS

'A touching, utterly convincing book' Jacqueline Wilson

'Poignant and realistic . . . Carrie's War captures the true reality of war for a child, and it doesn't sentimentalise war' Shirley Hughes, Guardian

'I did a dreadful thing, the worst thing of my life, when I was twelve and a half years old, and nothing can change it'

It is wartime and Carrie and her little brother Nick have been evacuated from their London home to the Welsh hills. In an unfamiliar place, among strangers, the children feel alone and find little comfort with the family they are billeted with: Mr Evans, a bullying shopkeeper and Auntie Lou, his kind but timid sister.

When Carrie and Nick visit Albert, another evacuee, they are welcomed into Hepzibah Green's warm kitchen. Hepzibah is rumoured to be a witch, but her cooking is delicious, her stories are enthralling and the children cannot keep away. With Albert, Hepzibah and Mister Johnny, they begin to settle into their new surroundings. But before long, their loyalties are tested: will they be persuaded to betray their new friends?

《嘉莉的战争》是最受喜爱和最持久的战时小说之一，是一部现代经典。

由MICHAEL MORPURGO作新序，ALAN MARKS作插图

杰奎琳·威尔逊(Jacqueline Wilson)说:“一本感人、完全令人信服的书。

辛酸而现实的……《凯莉的战争》抓住了一个孩子战争的真实情况，并没有把战争伤感化

“在我十二岁半的时候，我做了一件可怕的事，我一生中最糟糕的事，什么也改变不了它。”

这是战时，凯莉和她的弟弟尼克已经从他们伦敦的家撤离到威尔士山。在一个陌生的地方，在一群陌生人中间，孩子们感到孤独，和他们住在一起的家庭——恃强人意的店主埃文斯先生和他的善良但胆小的妹妹卢阿姨——在一起，他们感到很不舒服。

当凯莉和尼克去拜访另一个撤离者艾伯特时，他们被欢迎进了赫普兹芭·格林温暖的厨房。传说赫普兹巴是个女巫，但她做的菜很好吃，她讲的故事很吸引人，孩子们都无法抗拒。有了艾伯特，赫普兹巴和约翰尼先生，他们开始适应新的环境。但不久之后，他们的忠诚将受到考验:他们会被说服背叛他们的新朋友吗?