Nina Bawden wrote children's and adult fiction about families, class, war and the way children interpret situations adults only partly explain. Carrie's War follows Carrie and her younger brother after they are evacuated to Wales during the Second World War, where strict Mr Evans, the mysterious house at Druid's Bottom and wartime separations shape a story about guilt and memory. The Peppermint Pig centres on a family facing reduced circumstances in rural England, while The Witch's Daughter and The Runaway Summer bring mystery and adventure into younger readers' lives. Bawden's prose is clear, unsentimental and attentive to complicated adults as well as children. Her work fits classic British children's fiction, wartime stories and family novels. Read more Less
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