The Greatest Store in the World

by Alex Shearer

A single mother takes her children, Olivia and Angeline, to live in a department store - just until they get proper housing from the DSS. But how are they going to survive without being discovered?

Genres: Childrens

172 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 16, 1999

About the author

Alex Shearer started his writing career as a scriptwriter and has had great success in that field. His credits include The Two of Us, the 1990s sitcom starring Nicholas Lyndhurst. More recently he has started writing for children. His Wilmot stories have been adapted for TV by Yorkshire television, and his children's novel, The Greatest Store in the World, was screened as a feature length TV film on Christmas Eve 1999 by the BBC. Alex's recent novel 'The Speed of the Dark' was shortlisted for the 2002 Guardian Fiction Prize

Alex Shearer lives with his family in Somerset. He has written more than a dozen books for both adults and children, as well as many successful television series, films, and stage and radio plays. He has had over thirty different jobs, and has never given up trying to play the guitar.

Reviews

[Jane Prowse · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book - which is why I directed it for TV. Alex Shearer is a fabulous writer - full of imagination, humour and great characters and stories.

[Louise Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw this book in my parents loft and had to bring it home to read, as brings back lots of memories! I even re-watched the film at Christmas :)

Just a really nice, simple, but great book. Love that it's told from the perspective of one of the daughter's, as makes it more magical.

[Elle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book, I have read it about 10 times, very sweet and cleverly written, a charming story about a single struggling mother who takes her two children to live un a department store, would recommend:) x

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

so much love for this <3