Publisher's Synopsis
"A book to read, recommend and remember." SUNDAY TIMES THE GARDEN HOUSE, Ruth Tomalin's previous novel, pictured life between the wars on a country estate in the Forest of Bere, through the eyes of a boy, Ralph, and his guardian, Aunt Lizard. In THE SPRING HOUSE we meet Ralph and Lizard early in 1941. Living in a tiny cottage on the Sussex coast, Ralph and Lizard face the tragedies and challenges of wartime with other country dwellers. Poised again for Hitler's expected invasion, the land workers get on with their ancient crafts, and Ralph is soon caught up in their lives - and those of the wild creatures around him.
