Children's Hours: Stories of Childhood
edited by Richard Zimler and Ra?a Sekulovi?
October 2008
To support Save the Children and raise awareness for its fight to end violence against children, bestselling authors from the around world have banded together to create a bold and moving anthology of stories about childhood, The Children's Hours: Stories of Childhood (Arcadia Books).
In The Children’s Hours, a number of renowned authors explore and celebrate childhood; their tales touching on abuse and rejection, loneliness and love, the joys of friendship and discovery, and the first confused inklings of adolescent love. Participants include such acclaimed and award-winning authors as David Almond, Margaret Atwood, André Brink, Melvin Burgess, Nadine Gordimer, Eva Hoffman, Alberto Manguel, Uri Orlev, Nicholas Shakespeare, Ali Smith and Adam Thorpe.
Available from 1 October from Waterstones, Foyles, Borders and other good bookshops. All authors' royalties will be donated to Save the Children.
