Fussy old prudies brother arthur keeps up the brigade watch house, once the headquarters for regular and dramatic shipwreck rescues, but now no more than a stuffy, unfrequented museum. The wind eye, like all of robert westall s books, are ideally suited for kids between about 1114 years of age. On the sombre coast of northumberland, near the farne islands, a family. A family holiday near the farne islands on the coast of northumberland starts with the usual rows, especially when madeleine steps on st cuthberts tomb in durham cathedral. Robert westall is currently considered a single author.
The wind eye is the first in a series of books and many short stories by westall about supernatural forces. Download the wind eye by robert westall the making of me. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He grew up there on tyneside during the second world war. Robert westall has 81 books on goodreads with 17177 ratings. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. This one, like the watch house and the devil on the road, are appropriate for boys or girls, whereas the machine gunners will appeal more to boys than to girls.
Buy the wind eye by robert westall from waterstones today. The wind eye, like all of robert westalls books, are ideally suited for kids between about 1114 years of age. More than thirty books and numerous short stories ensued. Cuthbert lived and died and, purportedly, routed a band of viking raiders. Being a childrens author was not part of his early vision for his career. You can order them at your local bookshop or online by clicking on the amazon link for each book. Westall s work ranges from picture books to adult, often exploring how the past hits the present in dark and mysterious ways. Robert westalls most popular book is the machinegunners.
Robert westall, author of the machine gunners, on librarything. The wind eye by robert westall a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. According to worldcat, participating libraries hold editions of westalls books in 17 foreign languages. Oct 27, 2006 the robert westall trust also offered seven stories. Explore books by robert westall with our selection at. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The children feel as if the saints eyes are watching them. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Book awards book club selections books by author books by. Robert atkinson westall 7 october 1929north shields, north tyneside, england. The wind eye, by robert westall, for timeslip tuesday this weeks timeslip tuesday book is an older english one the wind eye, by robert westall upper mgya 1976, still in print.
His first published book the machine gunners 1975 which won him the carnegie medal is set in world war two when a group of children living on tyneside retrieve a machinegun from a crashed german aircraft. April 15, 1993, lymm is the author of many books, mostly fiction for children, though also for adults, and nonfiction. The wind eye is the story of three youngsters on what would otherwise have been a boring family vacation to a dilapidated old cottage on englands northumbrian. All the books i own, with the exception of things like dictionaries that i dont actually read. An ingenious, powerfully atmospheric ghost story with conviction, set in an english coastal village where anne is dumped on a retired family servant when her parents break up. Robert westall was born in north shields, northumberland, england in 1929.
And i loved the windeye, his timeslip story about st cuthbert and the farne islands off the northumberland coast. The wind eye by robert westall 1976, book, illustrated for. Apr 20, 1993 robert westall, the author of more than 30 books for children, died on thursday in warrington hospital in cheshire, england. Publication date 1977 topics cuthbert, saint, bishop of lindisfarne, ca. This list shows robert westall s books listed by age suitability. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. A modernday family tangles with saint cuthbert along the bleak coast of northumberland. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Wartime tyneside is the setting for many of his novels, for which his own life was a great source and inspiration. Get e books eyes to the wind on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Many of his novels while supposedly aimed at a teenage audience deal with many complex, dark and in many ways adult themes.
Books by robert westall author of the machinegunners. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Robert atkinson westall 7 october 1929 15 april 1993 was an english author and teacher. Buy the wind eye on amazon rereading this after thirty years reminds you how good westall was at cutting to the core and raw detail of his stories and how, just a year after the the machine gunners, he showed his talents for fantasy while retaining the same hold on the physical world and the same jaundiced view of adults at a loss in the. The wind eye by robert westall 2003, paperback for sale. Robert westall, 63, art teacher and author of childrens books. Listing books in this way is a problematic exercise and the following list is only intended as a rough guide.
Robert westall primary author only author division. The wind eye by robert westall, 9781846470288, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ghost abbey is an out of print book but is now available in kindle and ebook format. Waiting for them at their house is a strange boat known locally to belong to st cuthbert. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.