The Peppermint Pig
'Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
$29.07
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2018
Summary
WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S FICTION
‘Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart’ KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
‘What a consummate storymaker Nina Bawden is’ MICHAEL MORPURGO
‘Nina Bawden is a master at capturing the taste of growing up’ NEW YORK TIMES
’D’ya want a peppermint pig, Mrs Greengrass?’
Poll looked at the milkman, thinking of sweets, but there was a r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349009179 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349009171 |
| Author: | Nina Bawden, Alan Marks |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 122mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
No writer is better than Bawden at conveying the alienation of childhood - Times Literary SupplementOne of the most subtly innovative of modern writers for children - TESNina Bawden is a master at capturing the taste of growing up - New York TimesAbout The Author
Nina Bawden
Nina Bawden (1925-2012), CBE, was one of Britain’s most distinguished and best-loved novelists, both for adults and children (Peppermint Pig and Carrie’s War being among her most famous books for young people). She has published over forty novels and an autobiography, In My Own Time. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit and her novel Family Money was filmed by Channel 4, starring Claire Boom and June Whitfield. In 2004 she received the S. T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime’s Contribution to Literature.
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