Shortlisted for the prestigious 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction.
A beautifully written debut novel about love and loss. When the young Anna Sands is evacuated to a country estate she becomes embroiled in the complicated twists and turns of a love affair she should really know nothing about. A sensitive and moving coming of age novel.
"A fantastic and beautiful description of an evacuee child in wartime. One of those books that you’re likely to remember all your life.”Alexandra Shulman (Orange Prize for Fiction 2010 judging panel)
England, 31st August 1939: the world is on the brink of war. As Hitler prepares to invade, thousands of children are evacuated from London to escape the impending Blitz. Eight-year-old Anna Sands is relocated to a large Yorkshire estate opened up to evacuees by a childless couple. Soon Anna gets drawn into their unravelling relationship.
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