A home in the country
By: by Sheelagh Mawe
Edition: [Large print edition].
Publisher: Magna Large Print Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Long Preston, North Yorkshire, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780750538640
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Evacuation of civilians; Children; Abused children; Biography; Large type books
Description: "During World War II, some 3 million people, most of them children, were evacuated from British towns and cities due to the danger of German air attacks: but some were sent to Canada, America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Two of these children were "Sarah," the author, aged five, and her brother "James," aged six, who were placed on a ship bound for New York City where they would be assigned to a foster home. It was their parents' hope that the children would find themselves in vastly improved circumstances. But awaiting Sarah and James were physical and psychological abuse and deprivation at the hands of a depraved foster mother in rural Maryland. A testimony to the resilience of the human spirit and the utter ingenuity of childhood, this heartbreaking tale explores the darker side of the British evacuation during the Second World War and is a testament to youthful resourcefulness and the will to survive." --Publisher description.
Notes: Standard print edition originally published: London : Robert Hale, 2013.