The Swallows Flight, Hilary McKay
The Swallows Flight, Hilary McKay
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The Swallows' Flight

Author: Hilary McKay

Narrator: Katherine Press

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

“A triumph.” —Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials sagaFour young lives across Europe are forever changed in the dawn of World War II in this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel from award-winning author Hilary McKay.In England, Ruby has no friends because of the speckled blotches on her face that kids say look like dirt. And Kate is sickly all the time, her older siblings each taking turns looking after her. Ruby and Kate’s first meeting is nearly disastrous, but the two lonely girls soon strike up a friendship. Their connection becomes all the more important when England joins the war against Germany and the blitz begins overhead.In Germany, Erik and Hans are best friends filled with plans for their future: Erik taking over their beloved local zoo, and Hans serving pastries right outside the gates. They never expected to be forced to join the national service, training as pilots and tasked with hurting people.And in London a mistreated dog roams the streets looking for handouts, and for a friend.All of these lives will cross in the most surprising ways in this heart-rending tale of war and compassion, and hope that can be found in even the most unexpected friendships, brought to life by award-winning author Hilary McKay.

About Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay is the author of ‘The Exiles, the joint winner of the 1992 Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, and ‘The Exilesat Home which won the Smarties Prize in 1995.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary

We loved The Skylarks War, it was a 5 star read for us, so we were really looking forward to reading this sequel. A couple of the original characters are in this story but they play very minor parts. This story moves on a generation and focuses on several families, a couple of German families and se......more

Goodreads review by Darla

Erik and Hans grow up in Berlin. Kate and Ruby are in England. All four are born between the world wars and become entangled in the conflict as young people. The story of the boys in Germany begins with three swallows who need to be nurtured until they can fly. In England, a junkyard dog is also in......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

Nearly three years ago I reviewed The Skylarks War, the companion novel to The Swallow's Flight and I said: 'Occasionally, very occasionally, you read a book that slips so perfectly into the canon that it seems as if it was always there. That you read it as a child, reread it over and over, until it......more