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Set in London in the 1930s and onward, this book is based on a true story, and makes us realise how fortunate we are to live in a world where hospital treatment has advanced rapidly from the days of experimentation and exploration.
A short Excerpt:
Once we passed through the park gates, I raced off to be
first on the swings, and was already swinging high by the time Dolly and Jeany
caught up with me. Davy went on the roundabout while Jimmy pushed it, so it
went faster.
“Look at me,” I shouted at the top of my voice as the swing
rose so high I could see them all down below. Up here, I could imagine I was at
the circus on the trapeze like in one of our picture books. The chains on the swing
were wet after the drizzle that fell earlier and I’d almost reached the ground
as it went downwards when my fingers slipped. I fell forward and landed on the ground
with a thump. I’d fallen before, but this time when I tried to get up I couldn’t
because my leg really hurt. I screamed and Dolly and Jeany ran over.
“Now what you done?” Dolly leaned over me. “Come on, get up,
silly.” She held out her hand, but when I tried to pull myself up a pain shot
up my leg.
“It really hurts, Dolly,” I blubbered. “I can’t move it.
What am I gonna do?” Tears ran down my cheeks and into my mouth.
The boys came over to see what all the fuss was about and
Dolly pushed Jimmy, shouting, “Go and tell Mum Vi can’t get up. I think she
might have broken something like that boy did at school when he slipped on the
ice.”
I began to shiver. It was icy cold on the ground, and the
pain was getting worse instead of better. Dolly knelt beside me and put her
arms about me. It seemed like ages and
ages before Jimmy came running back, followed by Mum. “Now what’s the little
blighter been up to?” she asked as she knelt down and wiped at my wet cheeks
with the corner of her apron.
“I fell Mum, and it hurts something awful,” I moaned. “And
I’m cold.”
“All right, let’s get you home. Dolly, help me lift her up
and if she still can’t walk I’ll have to carry her.”
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