Mister God, this is Anna
Fynn, 1919-19992005
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Anna is found wandering the streets by Fynn. Unable to discover where she lives, he takes her home to live with his mother. Her views on God and life make this a fascinating book. Anna was four years old when Fynn, then only 16 himself, found her wandering round London's Docklands one foggy night in the 1930s. Badly neglected and abandoned by her parents, he took her home to be cared for by his own family.The impact of this extraordinary child on Fynn, his friends and the people in their neighbourhood was to be immense. Nobody who met Anna could remain the same: this intelligent, lively, precocious chatterbox had an outlook on life which completely undercut adult pretensions and illusions.Anna's influence continues today. Anyone dipping into her thought-processes falls under the spell of her luminous innocence, wisdom and intimate relationship with `Mister God'.
Main title:
Mister God, this is Anna / Fynn ; illustrated by Papas.
Author:
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 2005.
Collation:
293 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Collins, 1974.
ISBN:
9780007202027 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.15084092920ANN
LC class:
BR1725.A73
Language:
English
Subject:
AnnaChildren -- BiographyChildren -- Religious lifeBiography & non-fiction proseTrue stories of heroism, endurance & survivalChristian life & practiceAutobiography: religious & spiritualHistorySocial & cultural historyChristianityFamily psychologyChild care & upbringing: advice for parentsBiography: generalMemoirsMind, body, spirit: thought & practiceWorship, rites & ceremoniesTower Hamlets (London, England) -- Social life and customsBiography
BRN:
3132154