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LAURA CECIL
The Making of Me by Robert Westall
All ages
A Writer's Childhood compiled and edited by Lindy McKinnel
A collection of Robert Westall's auto-biographical writings describing his childhood during the Second World War.
Westall, the remarkable only child of working class parents, grew up during the 1930s and 40s in the impoverished north east of England. He was ten when the war broke out, and the terror - and excitement - of the air raids influenced his outlook ever after.
The Making of Me is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this unique and imaginative writer.
“Fascinating scenes from Westall's childhood, and insights into the development of a fine writer. A lovely book”
David Almond
“Provides ample reminders of all the force and honesty went into his work”
Nicholas Tucker BOOKS FOR KEEPS
“Fascinating reading for fans of Westall's work and those new to his books”
PUBLISHING NEWS (Starred Choice)
"Wonderful evocations of what it was like to be a child in the Second World War...a rare portrait of a gifted child"
THE TIMES
"Atmospheric vignettes...summon evocatively, and often humorously, the sights, sounds and events that influenced his young life and which were to shape his subsequent writing"
THE GUARDIAN
Rights : Laura Cecil
Publishers:
UK : Catnip Publishing