by Robert Westall · Mammoth · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749727741
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«Harvest» is the young adult novel by Robert Westall, published by Mammoth in paperback (144 pages, in English).
Brian meets Philippa at a fruit-picking camp in Norfolk, where she has gone to forget a world that terrifies her. Despite having no obligation, Brian helps her and accompanies her by bicycle to the sea; from that relationship emerges a story of maturity, instincts, healing and reconciliation.
This edition is from 1997 and is part of the «Contents S.» series.
Recommended for young adult and secondary school readers, especially those seeking realistic stories about personal growth and reconciliation.
Robert Atkinson Westall was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of British war novelists". His first book, The Machine Gunners, won the 1975 Carnegie Medal for the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. It was named among the top ten Medal-winners at the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007. Westall also won a second Carnegie, a Smarties Prize, and the once-in-a-lifetime Guardian Prize.
