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Continuing the stories of the characters from McKay’s acclaimed The Skylarks’ War, The Swallows’ Flight is a compelling and thoughtful depiction of young people from different countries growing up as the world races to war once more.
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From the Costa Award-winning author of The Skylarks' War, a moving WWII story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict.
Four ordinary lives connected by extraordinary circumstances, Hilary McKay's stunning companion novel to the Costa Award-winning The Skylarks' War features the next generation of characters as they move from childhood to the threshold of adulthood amid the chaos and conflict of the Second World War.
Erik and Hans admire swallows over the rooftops of Berlin, little thinking that one day they will be flying above England, risking their lives in a war they both detest.
Ruby and Kate, great friends despite their differences, find themselves racing towards a danger that neither of them could possibly have imagined.
Meanwhile Rupert and Clarry work secretly for peace - and a brighter future for them all ...
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 2928377056360
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
I absolutely loved The Skylarks War and couldn't wait to read the companion novel, The Swallows' Flight. If possible, I loved it even more.
Whilst The Skylark's War is set around World War I, now...
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A story of families, friendship, bravery and beauty - it really is special. Ruby lives in Devon, Kate - Oxford and Erik and Hans in Germany. A story that shows two sides of this numerously sided conflict...it is the... More
Hilary McKay’s The Skylarks’ War shot into my favourite books ever when I read it back in 2018, so I was incredibly excited to hear there’d be a follow up, and even more thrilled to be able to read an advance copy.... More
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