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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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Source ISBN: 9780008238940
Ebook Edition © November 2017 ISBN: 9780008238957
Version: 2018-01-23
To my dear friend June who was an evacuee in the Second World War, although nothing she experienced has found its way into this novel.
To all Dr Barnardo’s orphans during the Second World War who were the inspiration for this series.
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