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The Shouting Wind
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I picked up The Shouting Wind primarily due to the strapline on the front: "Three lives, three times, three heroines who dare to be different". It's the first of a trilogy concerning the lives of a grandmother, mother, and daughter in the same family and is followed by The Cliff Path and A Fear Of Heights The idea of a female-centred, multi-generational family story is something that really very much appeals to me.
I have a lot of love for Linda Newbery. She's a superb writer; Polly's March for...more
I have a lot of love for Linda Newbery. She's a superb writer; Polly's March for...more
I found this book on the bookshelf at home and have been procrastinating for years to read it. Now I wonder why I procrastinated for so long - I actually liked it, even though it is considered a pre-teen book.
While I found the first few chapters of the story a little confusing (due to the change in viewpoints between Tamsin and Kay), I eased easily into the story after that. I liked that the themes explored in the book - love, loss, war, family - were addressed adequately and did not overshadow...more
While I found the first few chapters of the story a little confusing (due to the change in viewpoints between Tamsin and Kay), I eased easily into the story after that. I liked that the themes explored in the book - love, loss, war, family - were addressed adequately and did not overshadow...more
one of my favourite pre-teen novels - the whole trilogy is great - this one is the story of a young woman during the second world war, the second book is about her daughter, and the final one about her granddaughter
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