Never heard of Joan o'Neill before? I hadn't until i read this book. This woman deserves a lotta praise for this excellent novel! Set in World War Two it's a great insight to life on the homefront, but it's not one of thgose awfully dull reads your history teacher raves about - it's an enjoyable read about girls and boys, that lead similar lives to the ones we live today, (appart from the odd bomb going of here and there). The thing i have to make clear about this book is that it is SET IN WORLD WAR 2 but is NOT ABOUT WORLD WAR TWO! The characters are very real, and i've never felt the same about my grandma since reading this book!!!