Lesley Parr reads from When the War Came Home

Lesley Parr tells us about her latest book exploring what the end of WWII meant for ordinary families at home, and she reads a short introduction.

Find out what the end of WWII meant for families at home, coping with shortages and the return of soldiers suffering from the traumas of war in Lesley Parr's brilliant new historical fiction novel for children, When the War Came Home. In this short video, Lesley tells us about her new book which is set in a small town in Wales, and reads a short section from the book.

Read a chapter from When the War Came Home, and find out more in Lesley Parr's Q&A on ReadingZone