
Europe beckoned more brilliantly now that they were fairly embarked on their journey The sun shone the lake was a beautiful dazzling blue & Katy said to herself " After all a year is not very long & how happy I am going to be!"& When Mrs Ashe discovers that her visiting nephew has scarlet fever she sends her young daughter Amy to stay with the Carr family There Amy develops a strong attachment to Katy who treats her like a little sister Mrs Ashe grateful for the kindness Katy has shown invites her to join them on a year-long trip around Europe Katy is at first reluctant
- a year is a long time to be away from her family
- but soon she gets swept up in the adventure which takes her from the historic (but rainy) London streets to the beautiful cities of Nice Paris & Naples & perhaps Katy now a young woman will discover love A collection that will be coveted by children & adults alike this list is the best in children&s literature curated by Virago These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list
Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie&s War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) L M Montgomery (The Anne of Green Gables series) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children&s Classics