Pamela Oldfield (1931–2011)

A nice quick read. The book is aimed at a younger audience but i found it rather interesting. Its a fictional diary of Edith who is quite well off and she writes a diary around what she experiences at the workhouse. She attends the workhouse as her mother is on the board there and she gets some insight into how it works, how people are treated etc. She becomes 'friends' with and 'inmate' for the workhouse Rosie and thats how Edith starts writing as she wants to write it form Rosie's perspective. All in all, quite good. I enjoyed it.… (altro)

This story of a young teenage girl allows you to understand what it was like for girls in the Middle Ages at London during the great Plauge in 1665 as they had to face many difficulties in their lives.This realistic fiction book is all about how the main character-Alice's aunt catches a Plauge and Alice has to look after her.This is very difficult as it is nearly imposible to leave her house.I would definately recommend this book for upper primary kids looking for historical and realistic fiction books.… (altro)