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I really dont know how I felt about this book - it took me 24 hours to read as it's a short read...
To all the fans of “the boy in the striped pyjamas”, this is another heart breaking, but at the...
Honestly loved every second of reading this book, from beginning to end there is not a second...
I really enjoyed reading this story, so much so that I read it all in one sitting. It’s an...
I liked the premise of this book - the story of a European child caught up in World War 2 who has...
Set just after WWII, Brigitta Iguel embarks on a journey to find some long-awaited answers. After...
I found it very hard to get into this book. I did finish it as I don’t like leaving a book...
From just reading the first impression of this book I just knew it would be a story I'd really...
So this had hooked me from the first chapter! The story is about a child refugee, Brigitta Iggle,...
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Summerland is a story of a young Jewish orphan called Brigitta,...
This was a really good book. It was written in a style that drew me in from the start. The book...
A YA book that works for adults too! I really enjoy historical fiction but haven't read very...
This is a lovely short book that follows 15 year old Jewish Brigitta who is from Austria and is...
A short but very interesting book that follows fifteen year old Brigitta who's come over to...
Summerland is about belonging, about the journey that everyone of us, in one way or another, do...
The blurb for this book instantly appealed to me - I'm a sucker for a country house full of...
Brigitta is a young Austrian teenager. She is strong and fierce, and quick witted, but she is...
What a delightful book. The story of a young girl brought to England by the Red Cross after the...
No surprises in the plot. It trips along as you would expect and the twist in the tale is sign...
Brigitta’s journey into her new world after the tragedy of the war is cleverly depicted in this...
From the opening chapter to the last Summer land was a great read it was courageous, witty,...
A marvellously original story based on themes of identity and survival and loss. Lucy Adlington...
This is a young adult book by Lucy Adlington, the author of The Red Ribbon, but it's a very...
I really enjoyed this book; it draws you in at the start, then ambles along at a gentle pace...
I absolutely love historically based books and this is the best of the best. Set in WWII this...
I Was Excited For This Book From The Minute I Read The Blurb. The Cover Draw Me In, Making Me...
Summerland focuses on a harrowing part of world history, the children freed from concentration...
This book was a heart touching but lovely little read, I found the story gripping and breaking at...
I really enjoy reading historical fiction, in particularly fiction set during WWII. So this was...
I was really looking forward to this book as I like to read books similar to this style of...
This is a YA novel that was inspired by true events from war. At first it intrigued me as it...
Having read Lucy's books before i couldn't wait to start this one. Her gentle style draws you in,...
First of all I am a keen historical fiction loved and have read many. It didn't take me long to...
This was a very short book that certainly packed a punch. We follow fifteen-year-old Brigitta, a...
Was a lovely little read, I found the story gripping and although I did guess the circumstances a...
I found this book difficult to get into, however I soon found it enjoyable with lots of twists...
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