Speedwell

by Ann Turnbull

With her father away looking for work and her mother weighed down by the troubles of the Depression of the 1930s, Mary wants to help her family and sees her father's racing pigeon Speedwell as her best hope of doing so

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

Ann Turnbull is an English author of numerous books for young readers, including No Shame, No Fear and Forged in the Fire. She was born in Hertford, was brought up in southeast London, and now lives in Shropshire, England.