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| Paperback | Hardback |
Publication Date: | 14 April 2005 | |
ISBN:
ISBN 13: | 1-904444-31-8
978-1-904444-31-2 |
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Page Extent: | 300 | |
Book Size: | 210x148mm | |
Price: | £7.99 | |
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P & P (Europe): | £3.20 | |
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Publication Date: | 14 April 2005 |
Digital eBook ISBN 13: | 978-1-908548-86-3 |
Digital pdf ISBN 13: | 978-1-908382-34-4 |
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-- Reviews by the Famous and well Known
I found the book really funny in places, sad in others. I enjoyed it very much - a must to read.
Sheila Woods, Author of 'Maud's Stone'
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An often dark and cold look at the life of a child in war time. However, the story is sprinkled with humour and is well written from the said child's point of view. Well done Garry. Recommended.
Robert Auty, Author of 'Trance Warriors: The Siege of Scarn'
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This book brought back some memories of my childhood in WWII. Whilst the author is not an 'historian' he has encapsulated this period in time. Through the eyes of a young child, and riveted each moment in true historical fashion. With his account of the enemy bombers overhead, and their relentless mission in an attempt to blitz everything. To his question 'which was the worst enemy?' Then he capped all the stories with his superb portrayal of the language being a mixture of colloquialisms of words burnished and honed from the brain. Those only children could issue from their mouths, to describe what they witnessed. Would recommend this book to all those living in that period of time, and also those who came after.
Joesph James, Author of 'Above The Water Line'
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-- Newspaper and Website Reviews
URCHIN
Christian Market Place Magazine
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War books are normally nostalgic; it just goes with the territory. The trouble with many is that you have to wade through rafts of tinder-dry scholarship to get to the essence of what ordinary life is like in times of conflict. Tasting a real Woolton Pie will tell you more about World War II than reading a nutritionist’s analysis of the recipe, believe me.
And that’s what I like about Shaw’s book; written from a child’s perspective, Urchin gives you the feel of the War – its essence – without the soporific facts. Urchin is a book to enjoy, to explore, and not a book to study.
One incident touched me more than any other. On page 163 Shaw describes the death of a young airman who parachuted out of a burning Lancaster bomber. I don’t mind admitting that I was moved to tears.
Don’t expect to feel the same way about war and conflict after reading this powerful diary.
Mike Hallowell, The Shields Gazette
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