The Witch's Daughter Nina Bawden Vintage Puffin Children's Book Paperback

Kitty's Notes:

This lovely little children's book by Nina Bawden, best known of course for "Carries War" has a depth that far surpasses it's genre of children's literature. Children's books were a little different in the 1960's and 70's, as author's did not feel so constrained by appropriate language or topics.

In fact, Bawden was quite ahead of her time in this wonderful exploration of otherness and how children can shine through.

Although the title suggests witchcraft, the real magic in this gentle adventure story is friendship.

Book Snippet:

"The witch's daughter sat on a rock in the bay. Her name was Perdita, which means lost, and she was an orphan. She had no friends and never went to school, and she lived in a big tumbledown house on the shore of a loch with an old woman called Annie MacLaren who was a housekeeper for a Mr Smith. All the other children were frightened of her.

Perdita watched the red steamer from the mainland unload it's passengers at the jetty. Two children, a boy and a girl got off the boat with their parents and a man with golf clubs - it was strange about the golf clubs because there were no links on the island.

These visitors were important, because Perdita made friends with the girl - Janey had a problem too: she was blind, so she didn't mind Perdita being different."

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

• Paperback
• Collectable
• Vintage Children's Book

BOOK ERA:

• 1970's Vintage Children's Books

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Nina Bawden (1925 – 2012) most famous for her wartime book "Carries War" wrote 'The Witch's Daughter", as well as many other popular children's books of the 1960's and 70's.

Publisher: Puffin (Penguin Books Ltd)
Date: 1974
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Dust Jacket: N/A

VERY GOOD:

This condition note is tailored to the actual old Puffin book you see in the photographs so please read below:

Fresh from the attic in used but Very Good vintage condition.

Text block firm and spine uncreased.

Book holding together well pages heavily tanned as is common with these vintage paperback books.

A few tiny little marks, light scuffs,on the pictorial card cover but overall very good.

No name inscriptions or graffiti of any kind.

Overall Very Good condition.

Priced at 4/' (pre-decimilisation).

Please remember this pre-owned vintage book has been loved before and condition is graded taking this into consideration.

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Size: Height 18 cms x Width 11 cms.
Format: Paperback
PAGES: 128

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