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The umbrella mouse
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- Book Synopsis
- A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII, winner of the 2019 Sainsbury's Book Prize for Fiction and selected for Waterstones Book of the Month. 1944, and London is under attack. Young mouse Pip Hanway's safe and quiet world is turned upside down when her home, umbrella shop James Smith & Sons, is destroyed by a bomb. Orphaned and alone, she must begin a perilous quest to find a new home. But the only way to get there is by joining Noah's Ark, a secret gang of animals fighting with the resistance in France, operating beneath the feet of the human soldiers. Danger is everywhere and as the enemy closes in, Pip must risk everything to save her new friends. Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Anna Fargher's debut novel takes you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures. 'An ambitious and wonderfully well-achieved first novel' Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse. 'A spellbinding tale of bravery and hope, where courage is found in the smallest of heroes' Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk.
- About The Author
- Anna Fargher was raised in a creative hub on the Suffolk coast by an artist and a ballet teacher. She read English Literature at Goldsmiths before working in the British art world and opening her own gallery. She wrote her first book, The Umbrella Mouse, on her iPhone notepad during her daily commute on the London Underground, and it was selected as Waterstones Book of the Month. She is also the author of The Fire Cats of London. She splits her time between London and Suffolk where she is often found exploring the coastline and marshlands under the huge East Anglian skies.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529003970
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books, (02 May 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 273
- Weight
- 258 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 130 x 22 mm
- Categories:
- Children's Fiction Children and Teenage: Historical Fiction Children and Teenage: Military and War Fiction General Interests and Hobbies Children and Teenage: Nature, animals, the natural world Personal and Social Topics Children and Teenage: Relationships (non-family / groups) Children and Teenage: Social issues / topics