A Long Way Home
2007
First Published
4.24
Average Rating
448
Number of Pages
One world war. Two evacuees. A shocking secret.Victor Pemberton writes a heartrending story of evacuation in his evocative saga, A Long Way Home . Perfect for fans of Harry Bowling and Sheila Newberry.It's 1939 when Hannah and Louie Adams wave goodbye to their mother and home in Holloway, leaving for the safety of the Hertfordshire countryside. The girls try to settle in with their new foster-parents, but the Bullocks are stern people, and when they send the homesick Louie to another family, the Beedles, Hannah is devastated. She decides there's only one way out - she must walk back to Blitz-torn Islington. Thirty-six hours later, a cold, weary and frightened girl arrives home to a shocking sight...What readers are saying about A Long Way Home :' A good story to curl up with ''Just could not put it down ''Victor Pemberton's books are excellent - five stars '
Avg Rating
4.24
Number of Ratings
320
5 STARS
52%
4 STARS
29%
3 STARS
13%
2 STARS
3%
1 STARS
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Author
Victor Pemberton
Author · 15 books
Victor Pemberton was a British writer and television producer. His scriptwriting work included BBC radio plays, and television scripts for the BBC and ITV, including Doctor Who, The Slide and The Adventures of Black Beauty. His television production work included the British version of Fraggle Rock (second series onwards), and several independent documentaries including the 1989 International Emmy Award-winning Gwen: A Juliet Remembered, about stage actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies. In addition to novelisations, he wrote many nostalgic novels set in London, prompted by the success of his autobiographical radio drama series Our Family. In later life he moved to Spain, where he continued to write novels until his death in 2017.
