A rich and dramatic story of a young girl who manages to overcome many obstacles in her attempts to lead a normal life after World War II
The war is over, but Elsie is still fighting her own battles. She€s bullied because she€s the only scholarship pupil at the grammar school, and she has an awkward relationship with her father as he struggles to assume a normal life after fighting in the war. But when she begins working at the local theater, Elsie discovers she can escape . . . A Spoonful of Jam is the second of The Hollis Family books, following Cuckoo in the Nest.
