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The Ship of Stars

by Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH (1863 - 1944)

GEORGE

What is childhood? For Taffy, the only son of a vicar, it includes prayers, games, and a lot of quality time with his loving family. When Taffy's father receives a post in the north of England and the family has to move, everybody has to make the best of the situation. For the first time, Taffy has friends. He is even taken to a vacation. But things are darker than they seem. There are things that Taffy, as a child, does not comprehend. This book is about the gap between adults and children, about a perfectly imperfect childhood, and, most importantly, about unconditional love and optimism. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

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Listen next episodes of The Ship of Stars:
A HAPPY DAY , A L'OUTRANCE , ENTER THE KING'S POSTMAN , FACE TO FACE , HONORIA , HONORIA'S LETTERS , LIZZIE AND HONORIA , LIZZIE REDEEMS HER DOLL AND HONORIA THROWS A STONE , MEN AS TOWERS , OXFORD , SALVAGE , TAFFY GIVES A PROMISE , TAFFY'S APPRENTICESHIP , TAFFY'S CHILDHOOD COMES TO AN END , THE BARRIERS FALL , THE BUILDERS , THE SERVICE OF THE LAMP , THE SHIP OF STARS , THE SQUIRE'S SOUL , THE SQUIRE'S WEIRD , THE WRECK OF THE SAMARITAN , VOICES FROM THE SEA