When the Siren Wailed

In the book "The War I Never Saw," three children are evacuated to the countryside during World War Two. They are shocked to see the destruction of London and must find their way back to their mother during air raids. The book is based on the author's own real-life experience during the war.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 02 September 2021
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

When war breaks out in September 1939, Laura, Andy, and Tim Clark are evacuated to the countryside. The Colonel's comfortable home in Dorset is a huge contrast to their cramped terraced house in London, where their loving parents struggle to put the next meal on the table. Though unused to having children around, the Colonel proves to be a kind and generous, if gruff, guardian until a terrible turn of events means the kids must move on. When they discover they are to live with Miss Justworthy, who is rumoured to feed her evacuees on cat food, Andy insists they can't risk staying. He persuades his sensible older sister and their little brother that they must run away, back to London and their mum.

The children are shocked to see London now pitted with craters and ruined buildings. And no sooner have they stepped off the train than the skies are lit by searchlights and filled with the crack of bombs and the glow of fires. How will they be able to find their mum in the middle of an air raid?

A brilliantly page-turning read from the author of Ballet Shoes, based on her own real-life experience in the Second World War. Perfect for any child interested in wartime and classic adventure stories.

Weight: 324g
Dimension: 143 x 224 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781510109896