· Jill Paton Walsh was born Gillian Bliss in London in Jill has won several awards, including the Whitbread Prize, The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, The Universe Prize, and the Smarties Grand Prix. In FIREWEED won the Book World Festival Award, and her adult novel KNOWLEDGE OF ANGELS was nominated for the Booker www.doorway.ru: Bonnier Publishing Fiction. First published in , and winner of the 's Book World Festival Award, FIREWEED evokes a time of tin Spitfires, powdered eggs, warm woollen mittens and reading by firelight. Perfect for readers . Grass grows here, covering, healing, and russet sorrel in tall spikes, and goldenrod, swaying beside broken walls, full of butterflies, and purple loosestrife, and one plant, willow herb, that some people call fireweed, grows wild in this stony place as plentifully as grass It is a strange plant, it /5.
Book Description. A re-issue of a forgotten favourite, FIREWEED is an evocative and unflinching story of wartime survival for younger readers --This text refers to the paperback edition. From the Author. Jill Paton Walsh was born Gillian Bliss in London in Fireweed. By Jill Paton Walsh - Published () Genres: Children/Young Adult. This novella was first published in and tells the story of two year-old runaways, Bill and Julie, during the Second World War. It Read Review. Jill Paton Walsh was greeted with acclaim in the s when she began writing young-adult books that challenged her readers in both plotting and messaging. There was "Fireweed" (), a story of two British adolescents who set up housekeeping in a bombed-out building during World War II.
This item: Fireweed by Jill Paton Walsh Paperback $ In stock. Ships from and sold by SuperBookDeals-. Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh Paperback $ Only 20 left in stock - order soon. Ships from and sold by www.doorway.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ First published in , and winner of the 's Book World Festival Award, FIREWEED evokes a time of tin Spitfires, powdered eggs, warm woollen mittens and reading by firelight. Perfect for readers young and old, this book is a beautifully written classic, full of adventure, heroism and British wartime courage. Jill Paton Walsh. Gillian Honorine Mary Herbert, Baroness Hemingford, CBE, FRSL (née Bliss; 29 April – 18 October ), known professionally as Jill Paton Walsh, was an English novelist and children's writer. She may be known best for her Booker prize -nominated novel Knowledge of Angels and the Peter Wimsey – Harriet Vane mysteries.
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