Echoes of War

by Robert Westall

A collection of five short stories examines the lingering repercussions of war on the lives of young people

Genres: Young Adult

89 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

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Robert Westall was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England in 1929.

His first published book The Machine Gunners (1975) which won him the Carnegie Medal is set in World War Two when a group of children living on Tyneside retrieve a machine-gun from a crashed German aircraft. He won the Carnegie Medal again in 1981 for The Scarecrows, the first writer to win it twice. He won the Smarties Prize in 1989 for Blitzcat and the Guardian Award in 1990 for The Kingdom by the Sea. Robert Westall's books have been published in 21 different countries and in 18 different languages, including Braille.

From: http://www.robertwestall.com/

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Melancholy and contemplative tales of war and its aftermath. Beautiful.

[Stefan Szczelkun · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone born in 1948 with a Polish dad who flew Mosquitos these stories felt part of my history. The stories are well crafted. The characterisations resonate as embodying a truth from the period.