Pigeon Summer

Mary loves her father’s racing pigeons just as much as he does. But it’s 1930, her father has to leave in search of work, and there’s barely enough money for bread, never mind pigeon feed. The tension between Mary and her mother mounts…

Shortlisted for The W H Smith Mind Boggling Books Award and The Smarties Book Prize

“This poignant story … flies like a bird – buoyant, direct and unsentimental, with a sure homing instinct.” 
The Guardian

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Walker Books, 2nd January 2014. ISBN 978-1-4063-5249-8. e-book available.

 

 

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