Book description
The new wartime saga from the hugely popular Victor Pemberton is
'History with a heart on its sleeve' Northern Echo. It's 1939 when
Hannah and Louie Adams wave goodbye to their mother and home in
Holloway, leaving for the safety of the Hertfordshire countryside. The
girls try to settle in with their new foster-parents, but the Bullocks
are stern people, and when they send the homesick Louie to another
family, the Beedles, Hannah is devastated. At least Louie is happy with
the Beedles, whilst Hannah befriends their son Sam. But as the Bullocks
become more unbearable, Hannah decides there's only one way out - she
must walk back to Blitz-torn Islington. Thirty-six hours later, a cold,
weary and frightened girl arrives home to a shocking sight... Victor
Pemberton is a successful radio playwright and TV producer, and has
worked with some of the great names of entertainment, including Benny
Hill and Dodie Smith, had a longstanding correspondence with Stan Laurel
and scripted and produced many of the BBC's 'Dr Who' series. In recent
years he has worked as a producer for Jim Henson, and set up his own
production company, whose first TV documentary won an Emmy Award.
