Product Description

The Historical House is a unique trilogy of novels by three highly regarded authors. Each novel charts the life and times of the house at 6 Chelsea Walk, London, and the girls who lived there through three important periods of history. Synopsis It is 1941: London is suffering from the Blitz and the country is gripped by patriotic fervour. Josie finds it hard to understand her brother's decision to be a conscientious objector, especially as it causes trouble for their family. But when she moves to a new school and gets drawn into tormenting one of her classmates, Josie learns what it means to stand up for her own beliefs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #142224 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

About the Author
Author biography Ann Turnbull was born in Hertford during the Second World War. Since 1974 she has written more than 25 books for children, specializing in stories with historical backgrounds. In 1992 her novel, Pigeon Summer, was shortlisted for both the Smarties Award and the WHSmith Mind-Boggling Book Award.

Customer Reviews

Interesting read
This book was interesting once it got going, at the beginning I didn't enjoy it. It had lots of historical facts about WW2 in it and was an interesting idea for a book because in most WW2 books, the brothers and Dads are fighting in the war, but in this book, Josie's brother is a Consciencious Objector and therefore not fighting.

The book is about a girl called Josie who goes to stay with her Aunty Grace and cousin Edith whilst her Mother is visiting her Grandmother, who has broken her hip in the blackout. Soon Josie is joining in with the local children. But is what they are doing right or not?

Excellent book part of a set
My daughter and I read the first in this series whilst on holiday in the summer and we both enjoyed it. REally looking forward to reading this one.