Overview
Agnes was running as fast as her legs would carry her. She was dragging Dieter along beside her, her heart pounding, her mouth dry, her breath coming in great, sobbing gulpsā¦ She was running as if her life depended on itāand she knew it did.
1944. When the war comes to twelve-year-oldĀ AgnesāĀ village her life changes in an instant. Her father is dragged away by soldiers and her mother is mercilessly killed, leaving Agnes and her younger brotherĀ DieterĀ orphaned. Frightened, and surrounded by enemies, Agnes has no choice but to carry out her motherās dying wish, whispered to her before the light flickered from her eyes:Ā Promise youāll look after your brother for me, Agnesā¦ But when Dieterās hand slips from her own while crossing a river, the rest of Agnesās world shatters in an instantāhas she truly lost everything?
Cambridge, present day. When her beloved grandfather dies,Ā FreyaĀ is distraught. Not only has she lost the man who helped raise her, but she knows his stories of World War Two, and a part of her family history, is gone forever. But when Freya meets her new neighbor Agnes, whose accent is just like her grandfatherās, she notices a weather-beaten image of a little blond boy in braces and boots that looks strangely familiarā¦ Could Agnes hold the key to unlocking Freyaās past?
But Agnes has terrible secrets of her own, and she vowed never to speak about the little boy in the photograph who risked everything to save herā¦ But if she doesnāt, she might never discover what happened to her little brother all those years agoā¦
This book title, The Child Without a Home, ISBN: 9781538742136, by Ann Bennett, published by Grand Central Publishing (August 22, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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