England, 1942:
'Will I ever find my mammy or daddy?' She looks up, her bright blue eyes full of unshed tears, and the kind nurse gently says, 'Sweetheart, if you can't remember your own name, I don't think you'll ever find them...'
Waking up in a rickety hospital bed, the sweet
ten-year-old girl with soft blonde hair and flushed cheeks
is lucky to be alive. But all she can remember is the screech of the air raid siren. The nurses call her '
Rosie
', and hope someone will save her. But no one does, and without a family, she is taken to
Blakely Orphanage
in Scotland under the supervision of the strict Miss Black.
The only glimmer of hope is her new friend Alice, the two lost girls decide to become make-believe sisters. They help each other through the long, hard hours with Miss Black standing over them as they work in silence, wondering if they will ever escape.
One day, Rosie watches a beautiful woman in a pretty dress and a tall, handsome man step through the gates. Her heart squeezes as she hopes they might be her mammy and daddy. But Rosie's heart shatters when they take the hand of a little boy and leave the orphanage.
Slowly, Rosie begins to piece together the mystery of her past despite Alice telling her they don't need any adults. But if she does find her mammy and daddy, will she remember them? And will she ever have a happy family again - or is there more heartache to come?
From the bestselling author of
The Orphan Sisters
comes a page-turning and unputdownable World War Two story of a little girl who loses everything and her journey to finding a place she can call home. Perfect for fans of Lisa Wingate, Nadine Dorries and Diney Costeloe.
What readers are saying about Shirley Dickson:
'
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Right from the very first page
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Utterly fantastic
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Heartbreaking
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Completely captivated me
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Stardust Book Reviews
Oh, what a gorgeous book this is!
Shirley Dickson is a
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...Superb... An
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