Streatfeild, Noel
The Growing Summer (Virago Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780349014449
- author:
- Streatfeild, Noel
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Virago Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.2 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Children's, Fiction, Classics,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A joyous summer book. For the Gareth children, summer will be different this year. Their father is ill abroad, and their mother must go to help him. As a result, Alex, Penny, Naomi, and Robin are sent to Ireland to stay with an eccentric distant relative, Great Aunt Dymphna.
She lives in a ramshackle house, quotes poetry, and flits about like a great bat. To the children's consternation, she expects them to fend for themselves. Despite tears and many mishaps, they learn something new every day, and living with Great Aunt Dymphna becomes an adventure.
With beautiful illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, this book is a heartwarming story about family, independence, and the joys of summer.
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