Bel Ria: Dog of War - Couverture souple

Burnford, Sheila

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1681374471 ISBN 13 : 9781681374475

Editeur : NYRB Kids, 2020

Synopsis

Sheila Burnford, the author of The Incredible Journey, offers the spellbinding tale of a small dog caught up in the Second World War, and of the extraordinary life-transforming attachments he forms with the people he encounters in the course of a perilous passage from occupied France to besieged England.Nameless, Burnford’s hero first turns up as a performing dog, a poodle mix earning his keep as part of a gypsy caravan that is desperately fleeing the Nazi advance. Taken on ship by the Royal Navy, he is given the name of Ria and serves as the scruffy mascot to a boatload of sailors. Marooned in England in the midst of the Blitz, Ria rescues an old woman from the rubble of her bombed house, and finds himself unexpectedly transformed into Bel, the coiffed and pampered companion of her old age.Bel Ria is an exciting story about a compellingly real, completely believable dog. Readers of all sorts and ages will find in Bel Ria a companion to take to heart.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

SHEILA BURNFORD (1918—1984), a Scottish-born Canadian author, wrote books of fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults. In World War II she was an ambulance driver. Her most famous work was the children's classic The Incredible Journey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: NYRB Kids
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1681374471
• ISBN 13: 9781681374475
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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