Publisher's Synopsis
"... a marvellous story that knows just how to grab the emotions." GUARDIAN "Afirst novel of exciting quality...it is an optimistic, even joyful book." THE OBSERVER Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. 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...
