Good Night, Mr. Tom - Brossura

Magorian, Michelle

Brossura

ISBN 10: 006440174X ISBN 13: 9780064401746

Casa editrice: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1986

Riassunto

A powerfully emotional award-winning novel about the ways we save each other.

London is poised on the brink of World War II. Eight-year-old Willie Beech is evacuated to the English countryside and lands on Thomas Oakley’s doorstep, timid and scarred from abuse. Mr. Tom, a gruff but kindly old man, is deeply moved for the boy, treating him with a gentleness he’s forgotten he’s even capable of. With Mr. Tom’s help, Willie forgets his hateful past and learns to love a world he never knew existed, a world of friendship and affection and joy.

But then a telegram comes, and Willie is ordered to return to London. When weeks pass without word from him, Mr. Tom sets out for London to once again rescue the boy he’s come to love as a son.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Michelle Magorian novels for young people have won awards in America, Britain, and Australia and have been adapted for television, radio, and theatre. She has also written the libretto for Goodnight Mister Tom, a winner at the Quest Fest for New Musicals, which was published by Josef Weinberger.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

London is poised on the brink of World War 11. Timid, scrawny Willie Beech -- the abused child of a single mother -- is evacuated to the English countryside. At first, he is terrified of everything, of the country sounds and sights, even of Mr. Tom, the gruff, kindly old man who has taken him in. But gradually Willie forgets the hate and despair of his past. He learns to love a world he never knew existed, a world of friendship and affection in which harsh words and daily beatings have no place. Then a telegram comes. Willie must return to his mother in London. When weeks pass by with no word from Willie, Mr. Tom sets out for London to look for the young boy he has come to love as a son.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986
• ISBN 10: 006440174X
• ISBN 13: 9780064401746
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336