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The Boys and the Butterflies: A wartime rural childhood

by Birdsall, J.

Publisher : Pavilion Books
Published In : London

Description:

An autobiographical account of the rural childhood of three young brothers when they were evacuated to the countryside during the Second World War. The author describes the freedom the young city boys found in the woods and meadows of their adopted Hertfordshire. The book celebrates the precious bond between brothers and their shared excitement at the wonders of nature. Above all, it celebrates the beauty of the butterflies and the thrill of chasing and collecting them.