Author:Emma Kennedy
From the author of bestselling The Tent, The Bucket and Me, now a BBC1 comedy series, THE KENNEDYS.
As the youngest in a family of six, all eleven-year-old Anthony wants is a pair of shoes to call his own. Instead he’s condemned to wear a pair of hand-me-down wellies that may or may not be haunted.
When war comes to his small, impoverished mining village, life starts to get more exciting: there are American soldiers, his sister has joined the WAAF – Mrs Reece even has a banana! But it is only when a foreign plane crashes into the Welsh hillside that Anthony and his gang discover what war is really about…
Moving, memorable and magnificent
—— Clare BaldingHeart-warming, evocative, I couldn't put this down. Utterly brilliant.
—— Katie FfordeThe most wonderful book about poverty in the mines, family and this little boy who had to wear Wellingtons
—— Mary Berrymoving debut
—— Marie Clairea warm and funny novel
—— RedEmma Kennedy’s books are as funny, warm and life-inspiring as she is
—— Jenny Colgan… will have you laughing and crying in equal measure… One to pack for your summer holiday
—— HeatFunny, believable and poignant
—— Fabulous...am loving Shoes For Anthony.It's funny, desperate, touching, real.
—— Anneka RiceWhat an utterly scrumpatious book. The joy of a soggy welly, the thrill of an adventure,the harsh realities of life
—— Penny SmithTenderly humorous. Vital and enjoyable
—— The AustralianDeeply moving...there is little in this story of the horrors of Belsen and forced labour on starvation rations, and much of friendship, determined persistence and transcendent love.
—— Otago Daily TimesWill make you like life more when you've finished
—— The Bookseller