Hester Burton
(1913 - 2000)
Hester Burton, née Wood-Hill, produced eighteen books for children. Many were illustrated by Victor Ambrus. In 1963 she was won the Carnegie Medal.
Bibliography
In Spite of All Terror (1968)
Liz Hawtin, orphaned at twelve, is evacuated to the country during the London Blitz and participates in the evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk.