Saplings
 First edition | |
| Author | Noel Streatfeild |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1945 |
| 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 the 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.[1]
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 Radio 4's 'A Good Read' in October 2009.[2]
Saplings was republished by Persephone Books in 2000
References[]
- ^ The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers, Joanne Shattock, (Oxford University Press 1994) pp. 406, ISBN 0-19-280021-3
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari".
- 1945 British novels
- Novels set in London
- Novels set during World War II
- Novels adapted into radio programs
- Persephone Books books