Майкл Морпурго - циклы произведений

'There was nothing threatening or frightening about them, they were just two exhausted, pale-looking men with sad eyes and kind faces. These were the men who had bombed London and Plymouth and killed thousands. Yet one of them had saved his life.' It's the Second World War, and the Germans are bombing London. Everyone hates them, especially David: they killed his…

It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Apart from her father being away, and the 'townie' evacuees at school, her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day, Lily and her family, along with 3000 other villagers, are told to move out of their homes – lock, stock and barrel. Soon, the whole area is out of…

1915 год. В Европе бушует Первая мировая война. Она докатилась даже до крохотного архипелага Силли, затерянного в Атлантическом океане неподалеку от берегов Британии. Однажды на одном из островков неизвестно откуда появляется девочка. Она способна произнести одно только имя, Люси, а всех вещей при ней – старое одеяло и потрепанный плюшевый мишка. Таинственное…