Published by Bloomsbury
This is a story about brothers. Two generations of brothers. The second world war, is just getting into its stride and Jimmy and his young brother are evacuated to Wales. A place nothing like the one their father told them they would go to. A place that is alien to them in so many different ways.
People change when you move them – and friends can change and those that aren’t, suddenly can be – this is a story about change and about people, the good, bad and the frightened.
A book about new allies, new friendship, and a mystery, but essentially it’s about people – and how they behave. It’s brilliant – when Jimmy finds a skull, tucked into the trunk of a tree, things take a darker turn.
Brilliant.
This is the official book of the month for January. Who knows how things will be then – but if your local store isn’t open, do order it from Waterstones.com and disappear into another world completely.
We should learn from the past…
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