Blitzcat
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- Synopsis
- The Blitz. The firebombing of England, bloody England. Lord Gort doesn't understand war. She's just a lost cat trying to find her way home to the master with whom her comfort and content was complete. Her trip will take her into the heart of the war. Into the lives of the people she meets, most of whom believe black cats are lucky at a time when they desperately need luck, any edge against the danger and chaos. She experiences starvation and plenty. She gets cold shoulders and warm welcomes. She changes lives, even saves them, but as much as she becomes loved, she must eventually break hearts by leaving, and perhaps break her own heart on the way because she will not let comfort or danger force her to abandon her search for him... Characters caught in crisis are sharply, unforgettably drawn: The wife whose husband comes home so changed she cannot believe he's the same man, the Rough edged Sergeant, simmering with rage who gets things done and is loved by his men, The pilots who rely on superstition to give them courage to fly toward the enemy, the widow who is stopped from wanting to join her husband, just in time, and the animal loving mild mannered old horse-cart driver who discovers late in life that he has the qualities of a humane leader and businessman. The elements of war as they impact civilians and soldiers are illuminated: privation, uncertainty, loss of life and home, and killer bombs which rain unstoppably down from German planes to change England forever. An incredible story of this black cat trodding through England under fire and a world at war. is too good to pass over by any reader. Uses British punctuation and spelling like: labour, pyjamas, and defenceless, Unusual words like: assegais, pong, and Scottish dialect like: naas aboot, and German words like Schragemusik. All words with irregular-seeming spelling have been checked with the print book.
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 230 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780590427715
- Publisher:
- Scholastic, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 11/16/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Westall
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Evan Reese
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.