Flatlands

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Freda is a 12/13yo girl who, after having been evacuated from London, is housed with a family in the harsh landscape of the fens. The parallel loneliness they both face helps them find one another and share what little they have making life during wartime a bit more bearable. He loves the desolation and wildness of the mudflats and enjoys being on his own with his painting and the wild birds and the struggles of trying to earn enough to keep himself alive.

This has nothing to do with the actual book or plot itself, but the formatting of the download was just really off-putting with no speech marks for dialogue or anything. S. debut, was loosely inspired by Paul Gallico's classsic wartime novella The Snow Goose , and will be followed by Girl in White , historical fiction about the artist Paula Modersohn-Becker. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Willock, where Freda is expected to care for their son, work for what little food she is given, and to be subjected to Mr.

I think this would be an excellent book club choice as well and makes for a great summer read for so many readers when it goes on sale in the US in mid June. The Author's Note that opens this book tells us that she has reworked Paul Gallico's novella, The Snow Goose, as a novel for adults. This is a sad tale set in the middle of the 20th Century that’s distanced now so as to be a historical novel. Flatlands has a superb sense of place and will be deeply evocative for those who adore our local landscape: passages of beautifully descriptive nature writing will transport you straight to the wild marshes of the Fens, no matter where you are when reading. She meets Philip Rhayader, a conscientious objector who has left Oxford and his vocation in the Church following a nervous breakdown, and he introduces her to the wonders of the natural world and its enduring power to heal.

In beautiful, almost lyrical, prose the author has created some unforgettable characters, not least the landscape itself, all of whom influenced the course of Freda’s life. The two outcasts find a unique sort of sibling-like kinship in one another: together they care for an injured goose and slowly learn how to trust each other and the world, discovering the therapeutic power of art and seeking solace in nature’s riches – but how long can they keep the real world at bay?She is billeted with a family, only interested in the money the government is paying for her to stay with them. You can unsubscribe from our list at any point by changing your preferences, or contacting us directly. My sincere thank you to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this enchanting novel. This is my favorite type of book, quiet and introspective, with an ending that is surprising but appropriate. They proceed to exploit her, making her work and look after their toddler, barely feeding her, often keeping her from school, with poacher Stan Willock going on to sexually abuse her.