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A review by coops456
Saplings by Noel Streatfeild
5.0
A very powerful and moving book about the impact of adult behaviour upon four children, set in the context of WWII.
In contrast to another Persephone title, [b:Doreen|2728105|Doreen|Barbara Noble|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213764270s/2728105.jpg|2753737], the "saplings" here are part of an outwardly happy middle-class family, but as in that book the world of the children is disrupted by war and permanently scarred by the decisions that adults make for them.
I knew Streatfeild only as a children's author and this was a revelation. I shall certainly seek out more of her work.
In contrast to another Persephone title, [b:Doreen|2728105|Doreen|Barbara Noble|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213764270s/2728105.jpg|2753737], the "saplings" here are part of an outwardly happy middle-class family, but as in that book the world of the children is disrupted by war and permanently scarred by the decisions that adults make for them.
I knew Streatfeild only as a children's author and this was a revelation. I shall certainly seek out more of her work.