FIVE CHILDREN ON THE WESTERN FRONT. by Saunders, Kate - (2016)

New York:: Delacorte,, (2016). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Synopsis: Set on the eve of the First World War. Four of the children have grown up - war will change their lives for ever. Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is studying art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school. The Lamb is the grown up age of 11, and he has a little sister, Edith, in tow. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories . until he suddenly reappears. The siblings are pleased to have something to take their minds off the war, but this time the Psammead is here for a reason, and his magic might have a more serious purpose. Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed, and the two younger children will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint - factory-workers, soldiers and sailors, nurses and the people left at home, and the war's impact will be felt right at the heart of their family. 250 pp.