Author: Laird, Elizabeth c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)Published on 1 June 2023 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Childrens Books) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 352 pages129 x 198 x 24 | 252g Inspired by award-winning author Elizabeth Lairds own childhood growing up in post-war London, The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown is a classic coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of The Skylarks War and I Capture the Castle.Charity Brown’s life is about to change – her family have been left a huge, rambling house by a mysterious benefactor, and her parents want to move in and throw open its doors to the needy.Only recently back from hospital after months of isolation with polio, Charity is over-protected and lonely as the only child still at home. Her family are very religious – her sisters are called Faith and Hope, and her brother Ted is studying to be a preacher – so shes both excited and nervous at the thought of sharing her family and new home with strangers.It’s a recipe for confusion, joy and endless misunderstandings, including with the new neighbours, an Austrian family with a daughter just Charity’s age . . .
