cover image An Episode of Sparrows

An Episode of Sparrows

Rumer Godden. New York Review of Books, $18.95 (247pp) ISBN 978-1-59017-124-0

Exploring a similar theme, Rumer Godden's An Episode of Sparrows (1955), set in WWII London, tells of two street kids who attempt to create a secret garden, inspiring other children and shaking up the neighborhood. .