Review
" 'Highly readable' School Librarian. 'Most beautifully told' Leon Garfield, Guardian"
Book Description
A gripping World War II evacuee story that also confronts the important and topical theme of wartime prejudice against foreigners.
Product Description
It's wartime Britain, and the bombs are falling. Pip has been evacuated to the country where she meets a new friend. They become aware of another evacuee who is not fitting in so well. The relations he is staying with are stigmatised by the locals as enemy aliens and possible spies. When bombs fall actually in the village, an angry mob descends on this hapless family. It transpires that they are refugees from similar behaviour in continental Europe, and this is a terrifying scenario for them to have to relive.
From the Back Cover
It's wartime Britain and Pip has been evacuated to the country. In a remote farmhouse there is a foreign family thought by the locals to be enemy spies. When bombs start to fall actually in the village, an angry mob forms... Praise for Griselda Gifford's recent books: Second Sight 'Responsible and perceptive psychological narrative.' Carousel River of Secrets 'Highly readable.' School Librarian
About the Author
Griselda Gifford has had over 25 books for children published and has also written short stories for adults. She has run writing workshops for children and adults and now teaches Creative Writing at an Adult Education Centre. She exhibits and sells her paintings locally and belongs to a photographic club. She lives with her husband and her pet dog, Toby.
