Dear Olly, *First Edition 1st Impression Signed By Author *

Morpurgo, Michael

ISBN 10: 0001856871 / ISBN 13: 9780001856875

Published by Collins, London, 2000

About this Item

Signed by author to ffep (first interior page) with personal dedication 'For Marcia, with lots of love, Michael Morpurgo'. First edition 1st impression (complete number line to copyright page). A little minor wear to jacket. Please email for more information or condition photos. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK.

Seller Inventory # 005194

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dear Olly, *First Edition 1st Impression Signed By Author *
• Publisher: Collins, London
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0001856871
• ISBN 13: 9780001856875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Christian Birmingham
• Edition: First Edition 1st Impression
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

A moving story of a brother, a sister and… a swallow and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines.

Ollie’s brother wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.

Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.

Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.

About the Authors

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Christian Birmingham is a young artist of outstanding talent. In 1991 he graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design and has since illustrated several highly praised books. Christian lives in Brighton, Sussex.