Girls With Courage
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Girls With Courage
By (Author) Adle Geras
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Usborne Publishing Ltd
2nd May 2019
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage general interest: City and town life
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 147mm, Height 201mm, Spine 11mm
140g
Description
Discover the extraordinary lives of the inspiring girls who have lived throughout history at 6 Chelsea Walk.Lizzie loves plants, and her biggest wish is to be a gardener, a bold choice for a Victorian girl. When her strict stepfather sends her to stay with relatives in London, Lizzie misses her country garden and struggles with her new life of stiff manners and formal pastimes.Lizzie lives for the daily letters from her mother, until suddenly, the letters stop. Can Lizzie find the courage to stand up to her stepfather, and to follow her dreamsSet in Victorian London, Girls with Courage is a beautifully-crafted tale of hope and ambition.
Author Bio
Adele Geras was born in Jerusalem on March 15th, 1944. Her father was in the Colonial Office, so she moved around all over the place while she was very young: Nigeria, North Borneo, the Gambia. She attended boarding-school in England (Roedean) from the age of 11. After Roedean she graduated from St Hilda's College, Oxford. She has worked as an actress and as a French teacher.
