The Kid on Slapton Beach by Felicity Fair Thompson

The Kid on Slapton Beach by Felicity Fair Thompson

War is hard enough when your dad is missing in action, and even harder when you have to leave everything you know and love. Twelve-year-old Harry is one of three thousand people leaving the coast in Devon during the Second World War as US troops move into the area, planning secret D-Day rehearsals on the beach there in April 1944. But what if your most treasured possession is left behind?

This book is beautifulYou can't stop reading even though you don't want it to end. The writing is sparse yet full of feeling without a trace of sentimentality. I understood and cared about these people. In this imaginative tale about families who reacted to a true historical event, I wanted to know what happened next. A jewel! Actress June Brown - Dot Cotton in East Enders/ Superb on so many levels, I couldn't put it down. I can see the landscape, feel its texture, smell it. And I can see twelve year old Harry, and all those villagers and their struggles. It's powerful. I found myself close to tears when I read it and smiling too. A wonderful book! Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight Mr Tom/I read it in one go...a great story and very well told. Anna Home - Chair of the Children's Film and Television Foundation/A great read that rushes to a brilliant climax! John Ovenden, ABC Broadcaster and Journalist Australia/ The book paints a vivid picture of the steely grey realities of war... wind torn coastlines, steaming woollen jumpers drying by the fire... uniformed American strangers... hushed words and small bowls of soup... displacement and fear by the families forced from their homes. Isle of Wight County Press/ A pivotal moment in the war...through the eyes of someone who was there - through fiction. Joint Forces Journal USA

Felicity Fair Thompson was born in Australia into a writing family. After a short career as a dancer in UK, she spent several years as Senior Assistant Manager at the Odeon Leicester Square in London's West End, before settling on the Isle of Wight where her interest in photography and travel expanded into film making. She has a Masters degree in Screenwriting: London College of Communication and her latest film, a drama documentary Carisbrooke Castle - 1000 years of British History was broadcast on SKY TV. Three of her other fourteen travel films have been shown on Australian television. Her published writing includes a children story, an EU funded community play, scenic travel features, poetry, theatre reviews and personality profiles. Her first novel Cutting In, set in the theatre world, was one of the three top finalists in the Beryl Bainbridge Award, 2012/13 Peoples Book Prize.

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ISBN 13	9780953512324
ISBN 10	0953512320
Title	The Kid on Slapton Beach
Author	Felicity Fair Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wight Diamond Press
Year published	2013-09-26
Number of pages	318
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.