A wonderful, wonderful read. I didn't realise it was a YA novel when I applied to review it and hadn't read one before.
It was almost a book of two halves. It starts off with the Red Cross bringing refugees from war torn Europe to England to get new homes for them.
Brigitta travels with them but makes her escape as soon as possible to go on a journey herself that she had already planned.
When she reaches Summerland the first half of the story begins. We know she has a secret. This part is very well handled. Keeps you guessing.
Then about three quarters of the way through we find out what it is. At around this point I knew an inkling had been lurking in the back of my mind but even so I'm was amazed at it. Then the story continues in a new vein.
This book has many emotions running through it and is a story of human nature and how people treat one another. It's heartbreaking and uplifting. A real roller coaster of a ride.
I would highly recommend it.
It was almost a book of two halves. It starts off with the Red Cross bringing refugees from war torn Europe to England to get new homes for them.
Brigitta travels with them but makes her escape as soon as possible to go on a journey herself that she had already planned.
When she reaches Summerland the first half of the story begins. We know she has a secret. This part is very well handled. Keeps you guessing.
Then about three quarters of the way through we find out what it is. At around this point I knew an inkling had been lurking in the back of my mind but even so I'm was amazed at it. Then the story continues in a new vein.
This book has many emotions running through it and is a story of human nature and how people treat one another. It's heartbreaking and uplifting. A real roller coaster of a ride.
I would highly recommend it.