Publisher's Synopsis
In 1945, seven-year-old Barbie and her sister Eva were trapped in a war-torn Germany on the brink of defeat. With their father missing, and hundreds of miles from their mother, news of the approaching army left them confronted with an impossible choice: to face invasion or to flee on foot. Determined to be reunited with their mother, they set out on a perilous journey witnessing sights no child should ever have to endure. For over 300 miles across a country ravaged by a terrible war, they encountered unimaginable hardship, extraordinary courage and overwhelming generosity. Against all odds, they survived. But neither sister came out of the journey unscathed...
