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Although Saplings (1945) is generally regarded as one of Noel Streatfeild's novels for adults, published under her pseudonym Susan Scarlett, it is at least partially told from the perspective of four children - Laurel, Tony, Tuesday, and Kim, as Read More..

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Description	Although Saplings (1945) is generally regarded as one of Noel Streatfeild's novels for adults, published under her pseudonym Susan Scarlett, it is at least partially told from the perspective of four children - Laurel, Tony, Tuesday, and Kim, as well as from the perspective of their mother, Lena.The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers, Joanne Shattock, (Oxford University Press 1994) pp. 406, ISBN 0-19-280021-3 The Wiltshires are an idyllic middle-class family living in the comforts of Regent's Park in pre-Second World War London.However, with the breakdown of society under German attack, the family, like so many others in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, begins to undergo its own rapid disintegration.Streatfeild weaves between the fantasy and make-believe of her children's books and a more mature psychological realism, thereby conjuring a unique and compelling account of the far-reaching corrosiveness of war.In 2004 Saplings was made into a ten-part radio serial on BBC Radio 4. It was also featured on Radio 4's 'A Good Read' in October 2009.Saplings was republished by Persephone Books in 2000
Description	Although Saplings (1945) is generally regarded as one of Noel Streatfeild's novels for adults, published under her pseudonym Susan Scarlett, it is at least partially told from the perspective of four children - Laurel, Tony, Tuesday, and Kim, as well as from the perspective of their mother, Lena.The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers, Joanne Shattock, (Oxford University Press 1994) pp. 406, ISBN 0-19-280021-3 The Wiltshires are an idyllic middle-class family living in the comforts of Regent's Park in pre-Second World War London.However, with the breakdown of society under German attack, the family, like so many others in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, begins to undergo its own rapid disintegration.Streatfeild weaves between the fantasy and make-believe of her children's books and a more mature psychological realism, thereby conjuring a unique and compelling account of the far-reaching corrosiveness of war.In 2004 Saplings was made into a ten-part radio serial on BBC Radio 4. It was also featured on Radio 4's 'A Good Read' in October 2009.Saplings was republished by Persephone Books in 2000

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Name	Saplings
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Authors	Noel Streatfeild
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Media_type	Print
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Isbn	978-1-906462-08-6
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Oclc	317752268
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Publisher	Collins
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Pub_date	1945
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Release_date	1945
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