Publisher's Synopsis
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Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of WW2. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London...
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
©2003 Michelle Magorian (P) 2003 Penguin Audio