An Episode of Sparrows

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An Episode of Sparrows is a mid-20th-century novel by Rumer Godden that follows a neglected London child whose secret garden transforms the lives of the people in her bomb-damaged neighborhood.

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instanceOf novel
author Rumer Godden NERFINISHED
concerns belonging
emotional neglect
moral responsibility of adults toward children
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre children's literature
realist fiction
hasCharacterType middle-class observers
neglected child protagonist
working-class Londoners
hasImagery seasons and growth
urban gardens
war damage in cities
hasInfluence children's urban realism
hasMotif gardening
postwar reconstruction
urban poverty
hasSubject London neighborhoods
community responsibility for children
friendship
kindness
orphans and vulnerable children
resilience
social class differences
hasTone hopeful
realistic
tender
literaryForm prose
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainCharacter Lovejoy Mason NERFINISHED
mainTheme healing through nature
neglect and care of children
power of community
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
plotElement a neglected child creates a secret garden
the garden transforms the lives of neighbors
settingFeature bomb-damaged neighborhood
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
settingPeriod post-World War II
targetAudience children
general readers
young adults

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Rumer Godden notableWork An Episode of Sparrows