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Shoes for Anthony

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What to expect

‘They’re running wild. Feral! If I had a shilling for every time a Scott Street boy said he was doing something when he was doing something else entirely I’d be living in Cardiff in a house made of Lardy cake. What did I say? Bad things will happen!’

The idea of the war coming to their small, impoverished Welsh mining village always seemed remote, but with one explosive event and the arrival of the Americans preparing for the invasion of France, the people of Treherbert find their world turned upside down.

But war brings distrust, lies and danger. And as the villagers find themselves hopelessly divided, Anthony, an 11-year-old who hasn’t had a pair of shoes in years, is going to have to choose between what is popular and what is right.

Joyous, thrilling and nostalgic, Emma Kennedy’s Shoes For Anthony will have you wiping your eyes one moment and beaming from ear-to-ear the next.

Critics Review

Moving, memorable and magnificent
Clare Balding
Heart-warming, evocative, I couldn't put this down. Utterly brilliant.
Katie Fforde
The most wonderful book about poverty in the mines, family and this little boy who had to wear Wellingtons
Mary Berry
moving debut
Marie Claire
a warm and funny novel
Red
Emma Kennedy’s books are as funny, warm and life-inspiring as she is
Jenny Colgan
… will have you laughing and crying in equal measure… One to pack for your summer holiday
Heat
Funny, believable and poignant
Fabulous
...am loving Shoes For Anthony.It's funny, desperate, touching, real.
Anneka Rice
What an utterly scrumpatious book. The joy of a soggy welly, the thrill of an adventure,the harsh realities of life
Penny Smith
Author Emma Kennedy
Narrator Emma Kennedy
Duration 10 hours and 31 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473503755
Format Audiobook
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Genre Historical fiction, Second World War fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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