Five Children on the Western Front (10th Anniversary Edition)

Book Specification

ISBN: 9780571342327

Pages: 336

Book Cover: Paperback (PB)

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD

The award-winning sequel to E. Nesbit’s Five Children and It. The children have grown up — and war will change their lives forever.

“Magnificent.” — The Times
“Outstanding.” — Independent
“Deeply moving.” — Guardian
“Simply brilliant.” — Daily Mail
“One of the best books of the year.” — Sunday Express
“The perfect gift both for readers of the original E. Nesbit stories and children coming to the grumpy Psammead for the first time.” — Telegraph

Cyril is off to fight. Anthea is at art college. Robert is a Cambridge scholar. Jane is at high school. The Lamb is now 11 years old, and he has a little sister, Edith. The sand fairy has faded into memory — until he suddenly reappears.

While the siblings are glad for a distraction from the war, the Psammead’s return is no accident. His magic now has a more serious purpose, and the last adventure will change them all.

As the younger children witness the Great War from every perspective — factory-workers, soldiers, sailors, nurses, and families left at home — the impact will reach deep into their hearts and forever shape their family’s story.