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Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay was born in Boston, Lincolnshire where she grew up the eldest of four girls in a family devoted to books. She writes novels for children, which are popular for their lively sense of humour, and often involve eccentric families. Her first book, The Exiles, about a family called the Conroys who have an unusual family life, was published in 1991. It won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and was followed by further books in the series.

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Title:: The Swallows' Flight
Written by:: Hilary McKay
Read by:: Katherine Press
Format:: Unabridged CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 6
Duration:: 6 hours
Published:: September 01 2021
Available Date:: September 01 2021
Age Category:: Children (10+)
ISBN:: 9781867554202
Genres:: Fiction; Children; Children's Fiction; Historical Fiction
Publisher:: Bolinda/Macmillan audio

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From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, The Swallows' Flight is a moving WWII story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict.

Erik and Hans are German boys. Ruby and Kate are English girls. They grow up in worlds that would never meet, until war tumbles their lives together. Then one September afternoon there are choices to be made. How is courage lost, and found? Who is really the enemy? And what does friendship truly mean, in the middle of a war? Meanwhile Rupert and Clarry work secretly for peace – and a brighter future for them all ...

'Hilary McKay is one of the great writers of children’s fiction.'
The Independent