By Julia Kelly<\/p>\n
Soft Cover, 395 pages, Gallery Books, An Imprint of Simon and Schuster<\/p>\n
www.simonandschuster.com<\/p>\n
On the cusp of the Second World War, England devised a plan to evacuate its children from cities expected to be bombed. These children were sent to smaller communities to wait until it was safe to return.<\/p>\n
After an agonizing decision, little Maggie was sent by her mother Viv to the affluent Thompson family who lived in a countryside estate.<\/p>\n
This childless couple had always wanted a daughter and Maggie fit the bill. She was given all the advantages that her mother could never afford.<\/p>\n
However, this safe haven was lost when bombing flattened the estate. No remains were found and it was concluded that all inhabitants of the house were killed.<\/p>\n
It was years later when Viv learned some secrets about this family and set our to find her lost daughter.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an interesting novel combining a bit of history with a fictional story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"