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1	Carrie's war more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Albert, Carrie and young Nick are war-time evacuees whose lives get so tangled up with the people they've come to live among that the war and their real families seem to belong to another world. Carrie and Nick are billeted in Wales with old Mr Evans, who is so mean and cold, and his timid mouse of a sister, Lou, who suddenly starts having secrets ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Henry more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Evacuated to the English countryside during World War II, a fatherless family tries to raise a baby squirrel that also lost its home. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Afternoon of a good woman more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist From the author of BIRDS ON THE TREES and THE ICE HOUSE, a novel in which a magistrate, who is also a good wife, a good mistress and a good mother, finds herself examining her own sex life, actions and intentions while listening to the tales of others in the dock. Part of the VIRAGO MODERN CLASSICS series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.81! \| first editions \| SVS
4	House of Secrets CL more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist After their mother dies, siblings John, Mary, and Ben are forced to leave their home in Africa and move in with their Aunt Mabel. As the siblings attempt to adjust to life with their aunt, they befriend their troubled next-door neighbor and find themselves caught up in a dangerous adventure. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	Witch's Daughter CL more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist On the Scottish island of Skua, a friendship develops between lonely and mysterious Perdita and a blind girl and her brother as the threesome look for rare orchids, explore the island caves, and meet up with jewel thieves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Dear Austen more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Accidents happen to other people. But on On May 10th 2002, Nina Bawden discovered what it feels like to be one of the 'other people'. It was to be a lovely outing to Cambridge for a friend's birthday party. Nina Bawden and her husband Austen Kark boarded the 12:45 from Kings Cross and settled down with their books and papers. A few minutes later ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.15! \| SVS
7	Handful of Thieves CL more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist When some money disappears from his grandmother's secret hiding place, Fred and his friends investigate the mystery. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
8	The Finding more books like this by Nina Dawden, Nina Bawden add to wishlist When an unexpected inheritance threatens to change his life with his adopted family in London, an eleven-year-old foundling runs away from home. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
9	Three on the Run more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Held as a political prisoner in a London apartment, an African boy is helped to escape by two friends. see all copies from $2.09! first editions
10	Little Love Little Learn more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist By the author of "Circles of Deceit" and "Tortoise by Candlelight", this novel shows the fragility of a family's equilibrium. Three children live with their mother and are happy in the love of their stepfather. The arrival of an aunt and the adolescent worries of the girls sets up tensions. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	Peppermint Pig more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Johnnie was only the runt of the litter, a little peppermint pig. He'd cost Mother a shilling, but somehow his great naughtiness and cleverness kept Poll and Theo cheerful, even though it was one of the most difficult years of their lives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Family Money more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Fanny Pye's London house, bought for a song many years earlier, is now worth a small fortune. When she intervenes in a street brawl and is hospitalised, her children tactfully suggest that she move to the suburbs, coincidently releasing some useful 'family money'. Fanny has different views about inheritance and property and is anyway more ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	The solitary child more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist see all copies from $3.80! first editions
14	Under the Skin by Nina Bawden add to wishlist see all copies from $3.75! first editions
15	Findings more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist One misty morning, Alex was found in the arms of the giant Sphinx in the City of London. Ever since, he has lived happily with his adopted family. But when Mrs. Angel, the woman next door, dies and leaves Alex an extraordinary inheritance, it turns his whole world upside down. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16	Granny the Pag more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist For as long as she can remember, Cat has been blissfully happy living with her grandmother - a famous psychiatrist who chain-smokes and rides a Harley Davidson. She calls her "Granny the Pag" a name made up in childhood when she couldn't spell 'pig', but which has now come to mean someone powerful and clever. When Cat's parents decide that at long ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Circles of Deceit more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Circles of Deceit is narrated by a painter who specialises as a copyist, this is his story: 'bothered by bills and artistic conscience in about equal measure...susceptible to, bullied and badgered by women.' Major figures on the canvas are Clio, his child-bride; Helen, his first wife; his mother Maisie. They confound lies and the truth in a subtle ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	The Real Plato Jones more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Plato Jones, a half-Welsh, half-Greek teenager living in England with his mother, accompanies her back to her home town in Greece to attend the funeral of his grandfather. The trip helps Plato gain a greater understanding of his grandfather who was, perhaps mistakenly, believed to have been a traitor and coward during World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Devil by the Sea more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is a cautionary tale in which the individual preoccupations of her family almost result in the murder of Hilary, an unlovely, intelligent child who cannot reach out to her parents and explain about the "devil". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	A Nice Change more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Amy thought the Hotel Parthenon in Greece would be a nice change for her Labour MP husband, Tom. But the place is overrun with a host of unlikely characters who fall in and out of love with one another, including Tom's ex-mistress, his rakish father, and the enigmatic, elegant twins, Jane and Tish. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.23! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	A Woman of My Age more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist Elizabeth and Richard, 18 years married, have come to Morocco on holiday. As the adventures and disasters of their travels unfold, so too does Elizabeth's account of the desert her life has become. The author's book "Circles of Deceit" was shortlisted for the 1987 Booker Prize. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Off the Road more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist A futuristic story of a boy and his grandfather, who slip under a fence to a life the grandfather has not experienced for many years, and that the grandson has never known. A gripping race ensues to escape the forces that would carry them back. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The Concept of Development more books like this by Dale B Harris (Editor), Nina Bawden add to wishlist Polly, the youngest, finds it difficult to adjust to a sudden change in the family's fortunes until she acquires a special pet pig. see all copies from $7.00!
24 view cover	Ruffian on the Stair more books like this by Nina Bawden add to wishlist In six days Silas Mudd will be one hundred years old and is alarmingly healthy - more than can be said of his son. 'Not sure he'll make old bones' he confides loudly to his daughter-in-law. Grumpily flattered by the fuss over his impending party - even from his irritating family, Silas' greater pleasure is 'to go over his life' and the women ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Ice House Mmp by Nina Bawden add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!

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