I cant even begin to describe how much I loved this book! I couldnt put it down! Fast paced and thought provoking, I had to know what happened next! Although I figured out the ending in the middle of the book I still had to read on! Very well put together! You can tell Mal Peet did his research on this subject! Fascinating to the very end!

A Dutch resistance fighter trained by a branch of the British Secret Services, after surviving the starving winter of 1944-45 in Holland, moves to England and marries. They raise their son, and watch their granddaughter, Tamar, grow. At 15, Tamar uses her grandfather’s maps for a road trip. Both this story and the author’s way of writing it were haunting. Perfectly paced, characterizations well nuanced, setting written with a strong sense of place, showing the awfulness of war, yet without too much graphic horror, this is a very well written YA book that mature audiences can sink their teeth into, as well. Highly recommended. (read less)

A Dutch resistance fighter trained by a branch of the British Secret Services, after surviving the starving winter of 1944-45 in Holland, moves to England and marries. They raise their son, and watch their granddaughter, Tamar, grow. At 15, Tamar uses her grandfather’s maps for a road trip. Both this story and the author’s way of writing it were haunting. Perfectly paced, characterizations (read more)