| Crooked Heart Contributor(s): Evans, Lissa (Author), Cass, Karen (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504625455 ISBN-13: 9781504625456 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Humorous - Black Humor - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.28" W x 5.82" (0.39 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Noel Bostock--aged ten, no family--is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge--a thirty-six-year-old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it. Eccentrically educated and raised with a disdain for authority, Noel has little in common with other children, and even less with the impulsive Vee, who hurtles from one self-made crisis to the next. The war's provided unprecedented opportunities for making money, but what Vee needs is a cool head and the ability to make a plan. On her own, she's a disaster. With Noel, she's a team. Together, they cook up a scheme. . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): Evans, Lissa: - Lissa Evans has written books for both adults and children, including Their Finest Hour and a Half, longlisted for the Orange Prize, and Small Change for Stuart, shortlisted for many awards, including the Carnegie Medal and the Costa Book Awards. Cass, Karen: -Karen Cass is a voice artist and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator of more than thirty audiobooks. |