Carries War" is an unforgettable Second World War story about two evacuee children by Nina Bawden author of the Guardian Childrens Fiction Award winning novel " The Peppermint Pig". Perfect for fans of " Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian". It is the Second World War & Carrie & Nick are evacuated from London to a small town in Wales where they are placed with strict Mr Evans & his timid mouse of a sister. Their friend Albert is luckier living in Druids Bottom with Hepzibah Green who tells wonderful stories & the strange Mister Johnny who speaks a language all of his own. Carrie & Nick are happy to visit Albert there until one day when Carrie does a terrible thing
- the worst thing she ever did in her life... Based on her own childhood Nina Bawdens enchanting story " Carries War" has delighted readers for almost 40 years."