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Our John Willie

Catherine Cookson

1974153 pagesabout 2–4 hours
1974
first published
  • 1974Macdonald and Co. · 153 pages · ENGISBN 9780356046136
  • 1974Bobbs-Merrill · 191 pages · ENGISBN 9780672518973
  • 1975New American Library · 198 pagesISBN 9780451078193
  • 1975G. K. Hall · 306 pages · ENGISBN 9780816162673
  • 1989Corgi · 208 pages · ENGISBN 9780552525251
  • 1991Doubleday · 208 pagesISBN 9780385401326

When Davie and John Willie Halliday lose their father in a mine cave-in, the orphans are left to fend for themselves. Twelve-year-old Davie finds shelter for himself and John Willie, a deaf mute, on the grounds of the home of Miss Peamarsh, an eccentric recluse with a mysterious past. With the help of a drifter, Davie and John Willie free Miss Peamarsh from her painful secrets and she gives them a home.

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