The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown

<p><b>Inspired by award-winning author Elizabeth Laird's own childhood growing up in post-war London, <i>The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown</i> is a classic coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of <i>The Skylarks' War</i> and<i> I Capture the Castle</i>.</b><br><br>Charity Brown&rsquo;s life is about to change &ndash; her family have been left a huge, rambling house by a mysterious benefactor, and her parents want to move in and throw open its doors to the needy.<br><br>Only recently back from hospital after months of isolation with polio, Charity is over-protected and lonely as the only child still at home. Her family are very religious &ndash; her sisters are called Faith and Hope, and her brother Ted is studying to be a preacher &ndash; so she's both excited and nervous at the thought of sharing her family and new home with strangers.<br><br>It&rsquo;s a rec