Anne Barrett
Personal Information
Description
From Macmillan Press's The Writers Directory 1980-1982: Anne Mainwaring Barrett was British and was born in 1911. She is listed as Associate and Story Editor at the Children's Film Foundation from 1959-1964 and her publications are listed as Caterpillar Hall, The Dark Island, The Journey of Johnny Rew, Stolen Summer, Sheila Burton: Dental Assistant, Songberd's Grove, and Midway. And in 1982 she is listed as living at Cliff Cottage, Ticehurst, Sussex, England. Library Thing lists her death date as 1986. (Note that the title of one of her books is Songberd's Grove and not Songbird's Grove as it is listed in The Writers Directory.)
Books
The Journey of Johnny Rew
Young Johnny is a thirteen-year-old who has been brought up in London by the Darleys. But there has always been a mystery about who Johnny's parents were, and one day when a clue to his real identity comes his way, Johnny takes his chance, packs a haversack and sets off on foot for the west of England. Along the way he encounters engaging characters he meets and has exciting adventures.