When's Mummy Coming?

Hearts At War #1

by Rachel Wesson

To Keep Her Children, Another Woman Has To Die
Germany 1939 – To save her baby, Trudi Beck must hand her over to strangers who will take her across the sea to a foreign country. Trudi has already lost her husband to the Nazis, her stepsons are taking the train too. Walking away from the train station with empty arms is the hardest thing she’s ever done.

London 1939 – Newly married, Sally Matthews, is alone again. Her husband is away training for war, leaving her days and home empty. She volunteers to help with the children from the Kindertransport, becoming captivated by five-year-old Tom and his baby sister, Liesel. Their elder brother, Heinz, is a different story. His attitude, after a period in Dachau concentration camp, makes him difficult to love.

1945 - Five years of war, with Heinz pulled from her family and sent to an internment camp, Sally has to explain to Tom and Liesel what the end of the war means. Return to Germany for the children, hopefully to a surviving family member. Perhaps Trudi has survived the war. Tortured Sally doesn’t wish Trudi harm, but Sally can’t let go of her children no matter what others say.

Genres: Historical Fiction, World War II, Historical, Holocaust

630 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 15, 2021

About the author

Rachel Wesson was born in Kilkenny, Ireland but considers herself to be from the capital, Dublin as that's where she spent most of her life. Her dad brought Rachel and her two sisters out every Saturday to give their mother a break. He took them to the library and for ice-cream after. It took a long time for her sisters to forgive her for the hours she spent choosing her books!
She grew up driving everyone nuts asking them questions about what they did during the War or what side they were on in the 1916 rising etc. Finally her Granny told her to write her stories down so people would get the pleasure of reading them. In fact what Granny meant was everyone would get some peace while Rachel was busy writing!
When not writing, or annoying relatives, Rachel was reading. Her report cards from school commented on her love of reading especially when she should have been learning. Seems you can't read Great Expectations in Maths. After a doomed love affair and an unpleasant bank raid during which she defended herself with a tea tray, she headed to London for a couple of years. (There is a reason she doesn't write romance!). She never intended staying but a chance meeting with the man of her dreams put paid to any return to Ireland. Having spent most of her career in the City, she decided something was missing. Working in the City is great but it's a young person's dream. Having three children you never see isn't good for anyone. So she packed in the job and started writing. Thanks to her amazing readers, that writing turned into a career far more exciting and rewarding than any other.
Rachel lives in Surrey with her husband and three children, two boys and a girl. When not reading, writing or watching films for "research" purposes, Rachel likes to hang out with her family. She also travels regularly back home - in fact she should have shares in BA and Aerlingus.

Reviews

[Taury · Rating 3 out of 5]

When’s Mummy Coming? by Rachel Wesson is an average WW2 book. The plot is similar to many. I found nothing very original.

[JackieBeau looking forward to 2026 reading goal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Just loved this book ! Five stars all the way !!
Jewish Children from Germany are sent on the Train KinderTransport . It’s the parents that send them away so they will be protected from the Nazis . They are taken to Britain and families and mostly women take them in to care for them during the War. Sally my favourite character takes two children at the beginning Liesel (Lisa) and Tom . Tom has a brother Heinz who comes later but has to leave again . Won’´t say why because I don’t want to spoil it . Maggie is another woman that takes in two sisters, Rachel and Ruth . I would like to Thank Net Galley for choosing me to read this wonderful book . Can’t wait to read part two ! Heinz’s and Trudy’s story.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rachel Wesson is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. She writes wonderful historical fiction. This was a different kind of WWll story because it was about the Jewish children being sent away and what that looked like.
I loved it and it was heartbreaking. I realized everyone was damaged from this awful war. RW wrote a realistic account that held me captive praying for closure. War is such an ugly thing and RW did an excellent job bringing it all to life. I recommend it if you like WWll novels.
Thanks Storm Publishing via NetGalley.

[Shirley McAllister · Rating 5 out of 5]

Children of war

War is always a life changing event. It is for everyone involved, the soldier that never comes home the same, the wife that waits and raises the family in hard times and especially the children. The children raised without their father and especially those that are orphaned by the war. Those children parents are forced to sent to strangers because of the war. Then there are those that take in those children sometimes with dire consequences to their lives.

This story of two Jewish families in Germany forced to send their children to England to be with strangers to save their lives is touching and heartbreaking. The story of Rachel and Ruth sent by their mother after father dies and their brother's are sent to Dachau concentration camp by the Nazi's. The story of Maggie the childless lady that is taking care of the local Pastor. Then the heartbreaking story of the Beck children Heinz, Liesel, and Tomas. The German soldiers took Heinz and Dr. Beck to Dachau concentration camp where Dr. Beck was beaten to death in front of his son Heinz. Heinz was later released and Heinz, Tomas and Lisa sent to England on the Kindertransport with Rachel and Ruth. It is also the story of Sally the newlywed whose husband Derek is overseas fighting in the British Army. She takes in Liesel, Tomas and Heinz.

As the book follows their lives before the transport and after it is realistic and heartbreaking. There was so much danger for anyone Jewish in Germany, but in England there was also a strong prejudice against the children just because they were German. Thank goodness there were kind people like Maggie and Sally to take them in and give them homes during the war and sometimes afterwards.

I also love the historical information written after the book explaining about some of the historical events mentioned and where some of the inspiration for the characters was gained. I really think this is an important addition to the book.

I loved this book and especially the characters. I would recommend it.
Thanks to Rachel Wesson for allowing me to read an advanced copy.

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Germany 1939: “Heinz, take her, please.” Trudi’s voice trembled, her hands shaking as she held the baby out to him. Liesel screamed in protest, grabbing a length of her mother’s hair. England, 1939: In a sleepy village Trudi’s baby and stepsons are taken in by Sally Matthews. Newly married, Sally is missing her husband, who is away training for war, and her days and her home feel empty. But all that changes when she volunteers to look after children from the Kindertransport. Scarred by his time in Dachau and his father’s death, Heinz is a different story. A distant and troubled soul, his attitude makes him difficult to love, and he faces hostility from locals who aren’t as kind-hearted as Sally and her friends and can’t see past his German accent and surly expression. Sally worries for his future, and her worst fears come true when the military police knock at her door.
A very well written heartbreaking story. The characters are very well portrayed & I really felt that I knew them. A very emotional read & I read it over a few days as I didn't want to be overwhelmed. Be sure to have plenty of tissues handy as you’ll laugh & you'll cry. An engrossing emotional story
My review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

[Sally Mander · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars, After a Kindertransport

WHEN'S MUMMY COMING? (HEARTS AT WAR #1)
By Rachel Wesson

The heartbreaking story of a mother's love to save her three children. She manages to get them on a Kindertransport train and sends them from Germany to England.

Trudi Beck struggles daily with her two step-sons and her worry over both of them and her daughter Liesel since she is desperate to get them out of Germany before Hitler's goons take over because Germany isn't safe for Jewish people.

Sally Matthews, a newly married woman in a small town in England, is lost and lonely since her husband has gone off to fight in WWII. She agrees to take the Beck children into her home.

Five-year-old Tomas has a frequent question for Sally, "When's Mummy coming?" He misses Trudi and wants to see her. Sally doesn't have an answer for him. Sally has her own struggles with what she is going to do when Trudi comes to claim her children, and what will happen to Sally's broken heart.

Highly recommend. I will read it over and over again.

"You've heard of the Kindertransport?" "I'm not young, I'm almost five."

I thankfully received #WhensMummyComing from #StormPublishing #NetGalley I was not under any obligation to post a review.

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[annasbook nookk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review:

This beautiful and emotional story was a touching tribute to the ability of being able to bounce back during one of history’s darkest times.
This book wrote about the heartbreak, courage, and hope of the Kindertransport through the lives of Heinz, Liesel, and Tomas, and also the care from Sally, who opened her heart and home to these children.
The story went between Germany and England in 1939, and brought to life the distressing choices families had to make to save their children. The characters well written, from little Liesel’s innocence to Heinz’s emotional struggles, and Sally’s quiet strength as she was adamant to create a safe haven amidst the war.
A must-read for anyone who loves stories of hope, survival, and the strength of the human heart.

[Melissa B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely pulled my heartstrings. I wholeheartedly recommend.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

When’s Mummy Coming? : Hearts at War Book 1 is by Rachel Wesson. This book is set in England during World War II. It is a story of the Kindertransport children after they are settled in homes in rural England.
Sally Matthews had only been married a short time to Derek when he was inducted into the army for World War II. He was the second son of the family and was fending for himself without the family backing. His Mother did not accept Sally due to her background. She wasn’t good enough even for her second son.
Sally was happy in her small village with her friend Maggie to help her. When the Reverend tried to find people to take in Jewish refugee children from hthe Kindertransport, he asked Sally to help him find homes. She ended up taking three children in: Heinz, Thomas, and Liesel. Maggie took in their friends, Rachel and Ruth. Their fathers had been killed in Dachau and their mothers had found the strength to send their children away. Heinz and Thomas were upset with their step-mother because she had wanted to send them away but not her baby. She had come between them and their father. Their mothers were in hiding together in Berlin. Trudy had managed to get Heinz out of Dachau and onto the train; but he didn’t want to take Liesel with him. Tomas, however, wanted nothing more than to keep the three of them together.
How Sally manages to keep the children safe during the war and keep them fed and well is a story in itself. Heinz is arrested as a German spy and taken to a prisoner of war camp on the Isle of man. Here he is locked up with Nazis as well as Germans and Jews. All he wants to do is get revenge for his father’s death and those who beat Heinz when he was in the camp. Is he brave enough to do that and is Sally brave enough to do that in the open.

[Lisa A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another unputdownable novel by Rachel Wesson - I can't get enough of her books!
When's Mummy Coming is a powerful, heartbreaking, thought-provoking and insightful story about life for Jewish children who were sent to England on the Kindertransport during WWII.
This book is based on fact, and at times was hard reading. There is a glimpse of life in Germany as life got harder for the Jewish citizens and they began being rounded up by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps. Parents had to make a choice - to keep their children with them, not knowing what fate awaited them, or send them to a foreign land on the Kindertransport and place them with strangers, hoping they would be well cared for, and hopefully, they would be reunited again one day.
I finished this book and spent the next few days thinking about all that I had learned - I feel that I now have a much better understanding of how hard life was for the Jewish children of the Kindertransport, still facing discrimination in what should have been a place of safety. Many children found loving homes, while others were mistreated, some used as labour. This novel also highlights the struggles of the women holding the fort while the men fought in the war, the division of communities over having Jewish children in their midst, and the reality of soldiers returning home and finding things were no longer what they used to be - in some cases, having German children living in their homes. It also touches on the mixed emotions of returning the children to their families at the end of the war, should the family members have been lucky enough to survive. The horror, heartbreak, confusion, and all other emotions are clearly portrayed through the characters in this story - it broke my heart. I will definitely be reading part two when it is available!
Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.

[Bev Walkling · Rating 5 out of 5]

A powerful & moving novel

This novel is a very thoughtful and well researched one. The author took a subject that has come up in many novels- the Kinderstransport of children to safety in the UK, and focused on some of the difficulties involved with it. First of all, imagine how difficult it would be to send away children that you love dearly not knowing if you will ever see them again? Then consider the train ride, traumatized children, also forced to leave loved ones, often without fully understanding why and still having to face Nazi soldiers en route searching what little they owned for hidden money or jewelry. On arrival, they had to stand for inspection while potential guardians picked out who they wanted and some were chosen more as servants than anything else. Others faced persecution simply because they were German. They might even face internment with some whovreally were Nazi sympathizers who hated Jewish people. It was far from easy for them and the author really explores all of that in this novel as she focuses on 3 children from one family.

Next she gives a pretty clear picture of what life was like on the home front and what women had to deal with throughout the years of the war only to have their husbands arrive home at war's end as changed men, and often not for the better. Neither group really understood the difficulties the other group had faced.

I found this book really got me thinking. And feeling, and at times crying. There is a follow-up book, and I hope that I can read it too.

[Barb · Rating 5 out of 5]

When’s Mummy Coming? By Rachel Wesson is a book that will bring you to tears. It is the story of children who are using the Kindertransport to escape the Nazis. Two families decide to send their children to England to hopefully be safe from the fighting.

This story is about these children and how they are accepted (or not) into English families to ride out the war. Whether or not they will ever see their parents again is unsure. It is hard to imagine little children going to a new country without their families, and who do not speak English. Some of those accepting children often want older boys to do work on the farms, which is unconscionable. Some children are accepted by the elite because it is the “right” thing to do, although the children are really not wanted. And then there are those who take children for the very right reasons, to keep them safe, to provide a home and hopefully love so that they can grow safely and freely until the war is over.

I loved the author’s characterizations of the different people and how they react to the notion of taking in children not their own. It was so touching to see that as the children stayed longer, the more they became part of the family and loved. It was also heartbreaking to know that some of these children would never see their loved ones again as they perished during the war. I would heartily recommend this book.

I received this copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Luisa Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third book I’ve read by Rachel Wesson and it was as well-researched and well-written as I’ve come to expect.
Part one of this story had me enthralled, and I would have loved to follow more of Trudi’s story through this book instead of it being dealt with in book 2, especially now that part 2 of this book explained the outcome for her without any of the drama.
Heinz was a bit of an under-exploited character too, as I was really invested in him and his development only for him to drop out of the picture. I realise now that his story will continue in a separate book, but I would have preferred it if this one had continued to deal with him and then the second part of everyone’s story was dealt with in book 2. That’s my reason for not giving this one 5 stars.
I loved Sally and the children, and I felt that the depiction of life on the Home Front was sensitive and insightful, considering the difficulties from a range of viewpoints.
In part 2, I wasn’t sure about the scene with Mikey, which didn’t seem necessary for me as the character transformation could have convincingly happened without it. Still, I’m glad Sally got her happy ending, poignant though it was, and I was close to reaching for a box of tissues in the final chapter.

[Katerina Ligounaki · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author trusted me as a beta reader for this book and I couldn't be more honoured about it! I enjoyed every page. This WW2 book, is different than most of the books I've read of this kind because it goes deep in the heart of those victims of the war that we sometimes forget: the heart of the mothers who trusted their gut feeling and sent their children away to save them from the horrors that somehow knew were coming for them, the heart of those children of all ages who didn't know whether they would see their families again, who to trust and what the futur held for them; the heart of the women who welcomed them, gave them unconditional love while knowing that one day they would go back to their real families, taking a part of their heart with them. But I also saw the people who feared them as well as the ones who doubted them. Rachel Wesson manages to weave tightly and skilfully all that in her story When's Mummy Coming. I hadn't read any of her other books but for sure I will look for them now!

[Hijabi_booklover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Bad Girl
Good Bad Girl is an intense, page turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat. What would you do if one day you finally had the family of your dreams and the baby you have always wanted? Just to have it all snatched away from your grasp in the blink of an eye. Would you just move on or would you stop at nothing to find your baby? Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes are somehow linked, and a good bad girl may be the key to discovering the truth. Chloe becomes a therapist after the loss of her baby and her marriage. Patience is a young girl working as a care aid in a nursing home where she meets Edith. Will Patience be able to get one over on the young caregiver or will Patience get one over on the old woman? Just when you think you have the ending of this book figured out in typical Alice Feeney fashion you will be thrown through a loop and taken on a wild ride!!! The ending of this book, I can’t even express how much action, drama and craziness happened. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[Ann Boytim · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Wartime in Germany and Jewish parents are trying to get their children to safety. Trudi Beck is one mother who needs to do this and she has two children to take care of by her husbands first wife who died and then she has a baby girl after she marries the children's father. The older boy is resentful of his step mother but she insists they all go by train to England. Its a hard choice and a hard journey but then when they arrive they are separated and placed with two different families. Country life is very different but these children have to learn new ways and a new language. The two younger children are taken in by a young woman who is newly married and her husband off to war but the older boy is taken to a farm and mistreated but is brought back to be with his younger siblings. The war goes on and where will these children end up? Will there be anyone back in the country they came from and will they always be displaced?

[Sharon Valler: Live Love Read Review · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This book really captured my heart. I’ve read lots of WWII historical fiction, but this was different to many others as it followed the Jewish children’s experience in England, rather than the mother who sent them away and/or is searching for them.

Teenager Heinz, five year old Thomas and baby Liesel are places with Sally Matthew’s, a young woman who is desperate for news of her husband, Derek, who is fighting in Dunkirk.

Heinz already bares the physical and mental scars of his time in Dachau and really struggles with his new situation. Thomas wants to know when his mummy is coming and baby Liesel is just adorable!

Rachel Wesson’s writing and character building is exemplary and she deals with so many difficult and emotional issues with sensitivity, although there is no denying the harsh realities of war and this story had me in tears; of sadness, hope and joy.

Absolutely 5 ⭐️

Thanks to Netgalley, Rachel Wesson and Storm for an ARC in return for an honest review.

[Ellie Midwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

“When’s Mummy Coming” is an incredibly touching story about Kindertransports and the horror many German Jewish children had to go through, first in their native Germany and later, in their new homes in Britain. My heart went out to Heinz and his little brother and sister - first, it was the trauma of the Kristallnacht, then - the terror of the Dachau (in Heinz’s case, at least), and then more abuse, but this time coming from the British people, who were supposed to help them. Sally won me over right away. Not everyone would be ready to open their doors to a stranger’s children, but she not only did that but treated them as her own children instead. Hardships, terror, prejudice, and hatred are opposed by much bigger forces - love and hope - in this wonderful story that should be on every history lover’s to-read list. Highly recommended!

[Shelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh what an emotional read about four Jewish children in pre war time been captured and sent into the camps and then been sent to live with English familys. The beatings was horifc which poor Harry ensured and he was only a child. He lost his father in the process and when these children were sent across to England they was scared and unsure of there future. I loved this book but we liked to of had a better ending. After going through the story in detail of all the individual children and poor old Derek who was mia, I thought the end was left unfinished. Did Harry get his revenge? When did he return and how did he get on back with his family and ruth?? Also I hope there marriage survived but there story was just at the start she didn't even have her own baby such would of been perfect ending at least.....But defo worth a read when all said and done

[Sally Cowling · Rating 5 out of 5]

When's Mummy coming is both harrowing and heartwarming at the same time. It centres around a group of Jewish German children who are neighbours and are sent to England via the Kindertransport at the start of the second world war. The storyline describes some of the horrific anti-semitic events leading up to this, the incredibly difficult decision for their mothers and then the children's experiences in a small town in England as they try to fit in, amongst prejudice of locals who are, understandably, suspicious of Germans.

This is a fairly easy read but includes quite a bit of social history detail, in both Germany and England, which is really interesting. I love reading all the traditional names of the characters, particularly my namesake Sally!  I will definitely look up some of the other titles by this author!

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet Historical War Romance

This was a powerful story. I've read a lot of war romance, but this is the first book that was set around the kinder transports and the families that took the kids in. An harrowing journey for so many children. Many lost one or more of their parents or guardians to the war. Many were used as labor, but some like these children, found loving homes, eventually.
The real suffering isn't just for the soldiers or the families left at home. The children on every level suffered the most.
Brilliantly written with focuses on both the positive and negative affects of all involved.
The ending is definitely a tear jerker, but in a beautiful way.
The narration was almost perfect!!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rachel Wesson has done a wonderful job in writing a novel about the Kindertransport that took, place during WW2. You follow the lives of young Jewish children living the many horrors that took place in Germany, then being transported to Britain, hoping for safety but find prejudice and hatred, with a lucky few finding kindness, love and hope. When’s Mummy Coming is a gripping story of survival, courage, bravery, and so much more. A highly recommended historical fiction book. I can’t wait to read Trudi and Harry’s story in A Mother Promise.
I would like to thank Storm Publishing, NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this complimentary copy for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

[Sall · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excllent read that tugged on your heart strings. It was impossible not to feel emotional when faced with the plight of the kindertransport children. That said I felt the book jumped time too much, Whilst it was great to hear the story of the Arandora Star {one personal to me and my family} and the well known story of the Italian family from Wales it would have been nice to see how all the children developed in the face of being considered aliens in a country they had flown to for safety. Harry being Dachu wasn't really explored as much as I felt it could have been and I was disappointed that Derek was magically himself after surgery. Something that wouldn't ever happen for millions who returned from the war.

[Denise Forrest · Rating 3 out of 5]

At the beginning of WWII three Jewish children were sent to England on the Kinder Transport. The two boys believed their stepmother was sending them away because she wanted rid of them and the eldest boy didn’t want to have anything to do with his baby half-sister.

When they arrived in England, life was not straightforward as many of the villagers resented having Germans in their midst. However, they were fortunate to be fostered by Sally, a newlywed whose husband was away fighting.

This was a great premise for a story. However it felt a bit twee in places and didn’t go deep enough into the emotional cost for each of the characters. The author has written another book about those left behind in Germany but I don’t feel the urge to read it.

[lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Storm publishers and Netgalley for allowing me to review this book. I found this as well written by Rachel Wesson as the othe titles I have read by her. The research into the Kindertransport of Jewish children out of Germany and their lives in England is excellent. The story is both heart warming and pulling on the heart strings in equal measure. You can't help but feel for the families on both sides of the war. Despite this it is an easy story to follow. I have immediately gone on to read the follow up 'A Mother's promise' set in Germany.
I highly recommend this book to those who enjoy historical fiction set during the 2nd World War.

[Kathleen Riggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written and with real heart and honesty

Rachel Wesson writes wonderful historical fiction. This is the story about the Jewish children being sent away and the story begins in Berlin in 1938, with Heinz Beck starting to tell his story of his childhood and how he ends up in German camps for the Jewish. Heinz survives Dachau, where his father dies. Heinz step mum Trudy Beck sacrifices a great deal and is determined to place her daughter and two stepsons on a Kindertransport train based for England.
This book is based around the lives of children names Heinz (Harry), his little brother Tom, and little sister Liesel (Lisa), Rachel, and Ruth. They are transported for Their own safety and forced to leave their homes and everything they know behind. When they arrive Newlywed Sallie Matthews takes in the Beck children as her husband is away fighting in the war. Her husband is then reported as missing, but Sallie has grown to love the children, and this keeps her spirits up. Sallie does not know if her husband got the letter about the three children she has taken in and what will happen to them if he returns, also will he be pleased with this readymade family? Sallie also dreads the day their mother may come for them as she now feels after 6 years, she has no idea how she will handle the situation.
This is an incredibly touching story which is professionally written with real heart and honesty. It is a beautiful and moving story about survival and kinship. The characters came to life as the story unfolds, and I Highly recommend this touching story. Thanks to NetGalley and to the publishers of this book for giving me a free advance copy of the book to preview and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent book describing what families went through during WWII—the mothers who sent their children away for protection, the frightened children not knowing what might happen to them, the families who took the children in and were sometimes criticized for doing so, as well as the relationships of the broken men coming home to wives who had learned to become independent. There were also stories of the horrors of the concentration camps. The first part of the book could sometimes be extremely depressing but it was needful for the rest of the story. I look forward to reading the sequel.

[Winona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley, Storm Publishing and author Rachel Wesson for providing me with this eARC

I loved this!!
Such an amazing, heartbreaking and touching story about the Kindertransports.
It is definitely a character driven story and I loved it so much. Wesson does such a good job at touching on so many aspects of wartime, loss and endurance and showing the different ways how people react to traumatic events.
She is also able to convey the horrors the Nazis inflicted on the jewish population and their prisoners without going into too graphic detail.
Highly recommend
4.75 stars

[Angela Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest opinion

This book was heartbreaking - based on the Kindertransport of WW2 - it is a story of sadness, and hope for those affected by the treatment of the Jews by the Nazis.

It was well written and well researched - I am a child of the late 50s so have no real knowledge of the times but the inhumanity is overwhelming at times and makes the subject matter a difficult read.

I wonder how the next book in the series will take the story forward.

Thank you again

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to give this 5 stars because it was a good story. I started reading a week after Hamas attacked Israel and reading this story made it all real. I’ve read many many stories about WW2 and the atrocities that happened back then. This book made all those stories so real. History repeating itself. I did have an issue with the talk about the refugees wanting to go to “Palestine”. But….back then…that was supposed to be the safe place for Jewish people. That was hard to read that they wanted to go to Palestine. Anyway, I loved the characters and their story.