Stagdale part 2: The Hardy Tree

by Frances Castle

Stagdale, an isolated village secluded in a valley of chalky hills, is a place that holds many secrets. In the first book set in 1975 twelve-year-old Londoner Kathy moves to the village after her parents divorce, and discovers a wartime diary concealed behind the skirting boards of her cottage bedroom. The new book starts in Nazi-occupied Berlin in 1938, and tells of school boy Max’s escape across Europe on the Kindertransport and his arrival in Stagdale.

38 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Frances Castle is a freelance illustrator who says she is inspired by comic book art and vintage children’s books from the 1950s and 1960s. She lives in north London.