 First edition | |
| Author | Noel Streatfeild |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Publication date | 1945 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-1-906462-08-6 |
| OCLC | 317752268 |
Saplings (1945) is an adult novel by Noel Streatfeild, published by Collins, about the Wiltshire middle-class family living in Regent's Park in pre-Second World War London. With the breakdown of society under German attack, the family undergoes its own rapid disintegration. The novel is written from the perspective of four children – Laurel, Tony, Tuesday, and Kim, as well as from the perspective of their mother, Lena.
Streatfeild mixes fantasy themes of children's books and a more mature psychological realism to show the total damage caused by war.
In 2004 Saplings was adapted into a ten-part radio series on BBC Radio 4. It was also featured on BBC Radio 4's A Good Read in October 2009.
Saplings was republished by Persephone Books in 2000.
References
- Shattock, Joanne, The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers, (Oxford University Press 1994) pp. 406, ISBN 0-19-280021-3
- Feltz, Vanessa; Hari, Johann. "A Good Read". BBC Radio 4.
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