An Episode of Sparrows

An Episode of Sparrows

First edition (US)
Author Rumer Godden
Cover artist George Salter
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Publisher Viking Books (US)
Macmillan (UK)
Publication date
1955 (US)
1956 (UK)
Media type Print
Pages 247

An Episode of Sparrows is a novel written in 1955 by Rumer Godden. It has been re-issued by The New York Review Children's Collection.

Plot summary

The novel focuses on children in Catford Street, a working-class London street of much stone and asphalt but only few green spots. A difficult young girl named Lovejoy Mason, living with the aspiring restaurateur and his wife with whom her irresponsible mother has left her, finds a packet of cornflower seeds and plants a small garden in a wrecked churchyard, filled with rubble from the Blitz. Although other children dislike her, Tip Malone, the boss of a boys’ gang, takes an interest in Lovejoy and her small project. Ultimately, several adults become involved in the children's lives as a result of Lovejoy's garden, with significant consequences for their future.

Film adaptations

The movie Innocent Sinners (1958) is based on the novel.


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