The Painted Garden by Noel Streatfeild
Jane's family is all set to go to America for a long time. Everyone is thrilled -- except Jane. How can Jane leave behind the only creature that loves her -- Chewing-gum, her beloved dog? Jane's father, a writer with terrible writer's block following a bad car accident, is invited to spend a year in America with his family to recover. Jane's brother and sister are hugely excited, but Jane, the awkward middle child, can only think of the bad things about leaving home. Once in America, however, things change rapidly and Jane lands the star part in a Hollywood film! Before long she becomes much too big for her boots and has to learn about coming down to earth the hard way before the story ends happily.
"Noel Streatfeild's position in the children's book world is uniqueShe is endlessly inventive, full of verve and real understanding of the surfaces of childhood. Her stories are rich in documentary interest and entertainment, escapism of a most satisfying sort." TLS
Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895. She worked as an actress for ten years in England, South Africa and Australia before concentrating on writing. Her first (adult) book was published in 1931 and by the '50s she was well established as a children's writer. She was a winner of the Carnegie Medal and died in 1986.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007100200 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007100205 |
| Title | The Painted Garden |
| Author | Noel Streatfeild |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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