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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About the Author:
Born in 1964, Rosie Alison read English at Keble College, Oxford. She spent over ten years working in television, as a producer-director of arts documentaries (her director credits include The South Bank Show, Omnibus and Grand Designs). Currently Head of Development at Heyday Films in the UK - the production company of the Harry Potter film series - she has recently co-produced two feature films (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Is There Anybody There?).
Review:
"Melancholic, mysterious and heartbreakingly gorgeous."
-- "The Times" (UK)
"Rosie Alison's debut novel grips from start to finish. . . . Alison writes with a real understanding of the period and true compassion for her characters and the plot develops in unexpected and often shocking ways. Without question one of the best debuts I've read in recent years."
-- John Boyne, author of The House of Special Purpose and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
'Enjoyable . . . moving . . . A sincere attempt to depict the reverberations of war - chronicling fractured relationships and the inability to love in the right way. . . . Anna is a likeable and memorable heroine.'
"-- The Guardian" (UK)
'Elegantly constructed, with a plangent dying fall of a twist in the final scene.'
"-- The Telegraph" (UK)
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- PublisherAlma Publishing Company
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1846881528
- ISBN 13 9781846881527
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages306
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