![]() ![]() His attachment to Ronnie is so endearing it took me to tears a couple of times, something which I think is quite rare in children’s books. Throughout the book, Jimmy has to face the fact that he isn’t going home in a matter of weeks, and through his adventure with his brother and the Florence Campbell (who is a very special character) he reaches a different understanding of himself and what is important. Jimmy is stubbornly reluctant, Ronnie sweetly swept up by it all. It’s 1939, and Jimmy (12) and Ronnie (6) are sent from their family in Islington to the South Welsh town of Llanbryn. I was completely swept away by this heartfelt book about evacuees from debut writer Lesley Parr, not because it’s set in Wales, but because Lesley has created characters that I think everyone will fall in love with. ![]() ![]() DISCLAIMER! I am Welsh, and therefore I may have been absolutely inclined to love this book before I read it, but I am sure I would have loved it anyway. ![]()
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