The Green Years

Résumé du livre

One of seven children, Mollie Harris was brought up in the Oxfordshire village of Ducklington. She tells of the joys and hardships of life in her poor, hard-working family, from stealing plums from the neighbor's garden, to being given the "swillings" of a jam jar as a treat. Full of captivating tales of hot days by the river and cold winters in the classroom, of friends and family and of life in the village, this is an unforgettable account of a country childhood.