Books by Nina Bawden
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Carrie's War
One of the most loved and enduring wartime novels, Carrie's War is a modern classic. WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY MICHAEL MORPURGO AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALAN MARKS 'A touching, utterly convincing book' JACQUELINE WILSON 'Poignant and realistic... Carrie's War captures the true reality of war for a child, and it doesn't sentimentalise war' SHIRLEY HUGHES, GUARDIAN 'I did a dreadful...By Nina BawdenPaperback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Tortoise by Candlelight
Discover your new favourite forgotten female classics with the Mermaid collection - No 5- Nina Bawden's Tortoise by Candlelight with a foreword by Eve Chase Fourteen-year-old Emmie Bean loves her family. But she worries about them too. Her mother is gone (no one will say where). Her father drinks instead of writing. Her younger brother Oliver has started stealing. And...By Nina BawdenPaperback$3200Elsewhere:$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Odd Flamingo
Rose has news for Celia: she is due to have a baby by Celia's husband, Humphrey. Soon after, the seeds of scandal bear a criminal fruit when a body is discovered in Little Venice along with Rose's handbag. Celia drafts in an old flame, Will, to root out the truth from suspicions of murder and blackmail, as the evidence starts...By Nina BawdenPaperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Carrie's War
It is wartime and Carrie and her little brother Nick have been evacuated from their London home to the Welsh hills. In an unfamiliar place, among strangers, the children feel alone and find little comfort with the family they are billeted with: Mr Evans, a bullying shopkeeper and Auntie Lou, his kind but timid sister. When Carrie and Nick visit...By Nina BawdenPaperback$2300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Carrie's War
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY EMMA CARROLL 'A touching, utterly convincing book' - JACQUELINE WILSON 'What a deep, dark, deceptively simple, brilliant novel it is' - EMMA CARROLL 'Poignant and realistic . . . Carrie's War captures the true reality of war for a child, and it doesn't sentimentalise war' - SHIRLEY HUGHES, GUARDIAN 'I did a dreadful thing, the...By Nina BawdenHardback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Carrie's War
Written in 1973, Carrie's War is an exciting and very moving account of the lives of children sent away from home during the Second World War, based on Nina Bawden's own childhood experience. Carrie's War is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful...By Nina BawdenHardback$2500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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I’ll Believe in Anything
From Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry, in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, comes I’ll Believe in Anything, an official and complete collection of annotated scripts for the biggest cultural sensation of the year, with all new exclusive behind-the-scenes content.Based on Rachel Reid’s blockbuster Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry premiered on Crave and HBO in late 2025 and immediately took the world by storm. I’ll...Hardback$4300Elsewhere:$6000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow