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Shoes for Anthony

Written by: Emma Kennedy
Narrated by: Emma Kennedy
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‘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.

 Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Sagas War & Military
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Critic Reviews

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
a warm and funny novel
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
Funny, believable and poignant
...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)
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