Information about Carrie's War
Carrie's War is a 1973 novel by Nina Bawden about the experiences of a girl named Carrie and her brother Nick, who are evacuated from London to Wales during World War II.
"Carrie had often dreamed about coming back. And in Carrie's dream she was always running, running away from the house, and away from the fingers that reached out for her, plucking at her hair and skirt as she ran..."
"Carrie had often dreamed about coming back. And in Carrie's dream she was always running, running away from the house, and away from the fingers that reached out for her, plucking at her hair and skirt as she ran..."
Plot introduction
An excellent book, with alot of charm. It starts with young carrie being evacuated to wales with her brother during the 2nd world war. While there, she meets such wonderful characters as Hepzibah Green, Johnny Gotobed, Albert Sandwich and "Auntie Lou". While under the strict mister Evans constant supervision, how will they do out there? And what terrible thing is it that Carrie did that she regrets for the rest of her life?Major themes
Bawden based the book on her own childhood experiences. She was originally evacuated to South Wales herself with her mother and brothers. In the novel Carrie is sent away with her brother, Nick, to stay with Mr. Evans, a strict and God-fearing man.Awards and nominations
In 1993, Carrie's War won the Phoenix Award, which is awarded annually to a book originally published twenty years previously without having received a major award at that time (in this case, 1973).Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
Carrie's War has been adapted twice for television by the BBC, first in 1974, and then again in 2004. The original 1974 version starred Juliet Waley as Carrie. The more recent 2005 BBC version (broadcast in America on PBS - Masterpiece Theatre in 2006) starred Keeley Fawcett as Carrie, Alun Armstrong as Mr. Evans, Geraldine McEwan as Mrs. Gotobed, and Pauline Quirke as Hepzibah.External links
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Nina Bawden (born January 19, 1925, London) is a popular British novelist and children's writer. Her mother was a teacher and her father a marine.
When World War II broke out she spent the school holidays at a farm in Shropshire along with her mother and her brothers, but
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When World War II broke out she spent the school holidays at a farm in Shropshire along with her mother and her brothers, but
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Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II began prior to the Battle of Britain and The Blitz. Prior to the blitz, predictions were made about the large death toll resulting a German bombing campaign.
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London
Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
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Constituent country England
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Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
Coordinates:
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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Motto
Cymru am byth (Welsh)
"Wales forever"
Anthem
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
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Cymru am byth (Welsh)
"Wales forever"
Anthem
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
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Allied powers:
Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
China
France
...et al. Axis powers:
Germany
Japan
Italy
...et al.
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Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
China
France
...et al. Axis powers:
Germany
Japan
Italy
...et al.
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South Wales (Welsh: De Cymru) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west.
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Fundamentalist Christianity, or Christian fundamentalism, is a movement that arose mainly within British and American Protestantism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by conservative evangelical Christians, who, in a reaction to modernism, actively affirmed a
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Phoenix Award is awarded annually to a book originally published in English twenty years previously which did not receive a major award at the time of its publication.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Type Broadcast radio and television
Country United Kingdom
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International
Founder John Reith
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Type Broadcast radio and television
Country United Kingdom
Availability National
International
Founder John Reith
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Masterpiece Theatre is a drama anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston. It premiered on PBS on January 10, 1971, making it America's longest-running primetime drama series.
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Alun Armstrong
Born July 17 1946
Annfield Plain, Co Durham, England
Alun Armstrong (born July 17, 1946) is an English actor.
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Born July 17 1946
Annfield Plain, Co Durham, England
Alun Armstrong (born July 17, 1946) is an English actor.
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Geraldine McEwan (born Geraldine McKeown on May 9, 1932, in Old Windsor, Berkshire, England), is a British actress (of Irish extraction) with a diverse and successful history in film, theatre and television spanning 55 years.
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Pauline Quirke (b. 8 July, 1959 in Hackney, London) is an English television actress. Her most memorable role was that of Sharon in the series Birds of a Feather, alongside her lifelong friend and frequent acting partner Linda Robson.
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