The Second World War has been declared, and in Coventry Maggie's abusive husband Sam signs up while drunk. He tries to run away, but is caught and sent into battle. David, his noble twin brother -- and Maggie's first love -- has already gone to the front. Meanwhile, the terrifying bombings at home finally persuade Maggie to evacuate her eight-year-old twins to North Wales, where the poor children are separated. Lizzie seems to be in the perfect family, while Danny is left in big, cold house with a severe-looking man who resents his presence. But appearances can be deceptive, and while Maggie, her younger daughter and her mother struggle to survive the horrors of the German bombing, her children face danger of a different kind.
- ISBN10 0750527412
- ISBN13 9780750527415
- Publish Date 1 May 2007 (first published 4 December 2006)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 October 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Magna Large Print Books
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 528
- Language English