Bel Ria

Dog of War

Kids, Animals, Dogs, Fiction, Action/Adventure, Teen
Cover of the book Bel Ria by Sheila Burnford, New York Review Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sheila Burnford ISBN: 9781590178836
Publisher: New York Review Books Publication: December 2, 2014
Imprint: NYR Children's Collection Language: English
Author: Sheila Burnford
ISBN: 9781590178836
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication: December 2, 2014
Imprint: NYR Children's Collection
Language: English

Sheila Burnford, the author of The Incredible Journey, offers the spellbinding tale of a small dog caught up in the Second World War, and of the extraordinary life-transforming attachments he forms with the people he encounters in the course of a perilous passage from occupied France to besieged England.

Nameless, Burnford’s hero first turns up as a performing dog, a poodle mix earning his keep as part of a gypsy caravan that is desperately fleeing the Nazi advance. Taken on ship by the Royal Navy, he is given the name of Ria and serves as the scruffy mascot to a boatload of sailors. Marooned in England in the midst of the Blitz, Ria rescues an old woman from the rubble of her bombed house, and finds himself unexpectedly transformed into Bel, the coiffed and pampered companion of her old age.

Bel Ria is an exciting story about a compellingly real, completely believable dog. Readers of all sorts and ages will find in Bel Ria a companion to take to heart.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Sheila Burnford, the author of The Incredible Journey, offers the spellbinding tale of a small dog caught up in the Second World War, and of the extraordinary life-transforming attachments he forms with the people he encounters in the course of a perilous passage from occupied France to besieged England.

Nameless, Burnford’s hero first turns up as a performing dog, a poodle mix earning his keep as part of a gypsy caravan that is desperately fleeing the Nazi advance. Taken on ship by the Royal Navy, he is given the name of Ria and serves as the scruffy mascot to a boatload of sailors. Marooned in England in the midst of the Blitz, Ria rescues an old woman from the rubble of her bombed house, and finds himself unexpectedly transformed into Bel, the coiffed and pampered companion of her old age.

Bel Ria is an exciting story about a compellingly real, completely believable dog. Readers of all sorts and ages will find in Bel Ria a companion to take to heart.

More books from New York Review Books

Cover of the book The Secret Commonwealth by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Friend of My Youth by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book The Resurgence of Central Asia by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book The Adventures of Sindbad by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Mawrdew Czgowchwz by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book The Death of Napoleon by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Party Going by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Akenfield by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Life with Picasso by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book The Root and the Flower by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book The Interior Landscape: Classical Tamil Love Poems by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Reveille in Washington by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Shakespeare's Montaigne by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book The Gate by Sheila Burnford
Cover of the book Proud Beggars by Sheila Burnford
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy