The finest practitioner of historical fiction for children writing today, Emma Carroll delivers yet another enthralling adventure, this time set in 1960s England as the Cuban Missile Crisis and a runaway girl threaten to expose a shattering secret.
1962, London during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What would you do if there was a real possibility that the world might end?
Ray, aware of his parents' building worry, decides to take matters into his own hands. He builds a shelter in the woods behind his house in the hope that he never has to use it. Only to discover that someone else needs it more than he does. An American girl, reported missing, has turned up there... Why is she hiding? And with neighbour turning against neighbour, will Ray be willing to help her?
Set over the six days when the Cuban Missile Crisis became public knowledge, this tense, clever thriller might just be Emma Carroll's best book yet!
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571332830
Number of pages: 320
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Edition: Main
This story of hope & humanity amongst hostility speaks for itself. Finding your voice, freedom, feminism, fighting for what’s right; it has it ALL. Even nods to Letters from the Lighthouse. With the power of her... More
Emma Carroll is a brilliant author, very happy to recommend any and all of her books.
This latest one is truly excellent, to me the message very much is 'you can make a difference'!
It addresses war,...
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A new book from Emma Carroll is always a highlight in my literary year, so when an early copy of ‘The Week at World’s End,’ dropped through my letterbox I had to abandon everything and read it straight away. Set... More
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