e coming of age story of a young girl from the English Midlands whose life and family were suddenly plunged into WWII--changing them forever, as it did so many around the globe. At once a unique personal history and an introspective journey; an alternately poignant and amusing memoir; a heartfelt missive to ever-changing and often challenging times, it is dedicated to heightening the awareness that the legacy of any war has on children, and adding a compelling narrative of the vast and complicated world as seen "through the eyes of a child."