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The Witch's Daughter Nina Bawden

The Witch's Daughter By Nina  Bawden

The Witch's Daughter by Nina Bawden


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Summary

On the Scottish island of Skua, friendship develops between the lonely and mysterious Perdita and a blind girl, Janey.

The Witch's Daughter Summary

The Witch's Daughter by Nina Bawden

On the Scottish island of Skua, friendship develops between the lonely and mysterious Perdita and a blind girl, Janey. Both possess a kind of second sight - Janey's is the ability to hear, feel and remember more than others, and Perdita's is the ominous legacy of her being a witch's daughter. When Janey's brother, Tom, starts investigating a cluster of mysterious events and suspicious characters, all three become entwined in an adventure of hidden jewels, desperate criminals and dangerous detection.

Written in 1963, The Witch's Daughter showcases Nina Bawden's innate regard for the integrity of her young characters. As she has said: 'I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right.' Hugely admired on publication by both reviewers and readers, it was described as 'thrilling' by the Times Literary Supplement.

About Nina Bawden

Nina Bawden is one of the most admired and engaging writers of fiction for children and has written more than fifty books. Born in 1925, she was educated at Oxford and completed her first novel the year after gaining her degree. She is the author of such classics as Carrie's War and The Peppermint Pig, and has won the Guardian Fiction Award and the Phoenix Award as well as being commended for the Carnegie Medal. Described by the Daily Telegraph as 'without question one of the very best writers for children', she divides her time between London and Nauplion in Greece.

Additional information

GOR004729883
9780571244393
0571244394
The Witch's Daughter by Nina Bawden
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Faber & Faber
20080821
160
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