Saplings (novel)
Introduction '''''Saplings''''' (1945) is an adult novel by Noel Streatfeild, published by Collins, about the Wiltshire middle-class family living in Regent's Park in pre-Second World War London. With the breakdown of society under German attack, the family undergoes its own rapid disintegration. The novel is written from the perspective of four children Laurel, Tony, Tuesday, and Kim, as well as from the perspective of their mother, Lena.Streatfeild mixes fantasy themes of children's books and a more mature psychological realism to show the total damage caused by war.In 2004 ''Saplings'' was adapted into a ten-part radio series on BBC Radio 4.It was also featured on BBC Radio 4's ''A Good Read'' in October 2009. ''Saplings'' was republished by Persephone Books in 2000.
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