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From million-copy bestselling author Liz Kessler comes the powerful landmark World War II novel for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Phil Earle.

When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time story of bravery, betrayal and daring defiance. A story that will change Liv and her family forever…

Holland, 1942. The world is at war and as the Nazis’ power grows, Jewish families are in terrible danger. Twelve-year-old Mila and her older sister Hannie are sent to live with a family in another city with new identities and the strict instruction not to tell anyone that they are Jewish.

Hannie, determined to fight back, is swept into the Dutch resistance as an undercover agent: Code Name Kingfisher. And though Mila does her best to make friends and keep out of trouble, there is danger at every turn and the sisters are soon left questioning who they can trust…

©2023 Liz Kessler. (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, UK.
Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction War Military
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Great story! I enjoyed the skipping backwards and forwards and how the stories melded together. I enjoyed all of the characters and especially enjoyed the standing up to 'friends'.

Slight mistake in the recording at chapter 42 into 43.

Engaging story with past and present melded together.

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