num_pages: 190
description: 'I ought to tell you at the beginning that I am not quite normal having had a violent experience at the age of nine' Jessica Vye's 'violent experience' colours her schooldays and her reaction to the world around her- a confining world of Order Marks, wartime restrictions, viyella dresses, nicely-restrained essays and dusty tea shops. For Jessica she has been told that she is 'beyond all possible doubt', a born writer. With her inability to conform, her absolute compulsion to tell the truth and her dedication to accurately noting her experiences, she knows this anyway. But what she doesn't know is that the experiences that sustain and enrich her burgeoning talent will one day lead to a new- and entirely unexpected- reality.
language: English
title: A Long Way from Verona
titlecomplete: A Long Way from Verona
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Literary Fiction, World War II, Novels, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 1424
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association)
publisher: Abacus Books