Isobel's Story: 1939 (Swallowcliffe Hall)

Isobel comes to crumbling Swallowcliffe Hall with her gas mask in 1939, to stay with her grandmother Polly. Rumours of war are everywhere and it's an anxious time, especially for Andreas, a Jewish boy Izzie meets in the village. He has fled Nazi Germany on the Kindertransporte: the evacuation of thousands of Jewish children to safety in Britain. He's left his family behind and now they're in terrible danger. Can Izzie help them find sanctuary at the Hall too? In the face of prejudice all around, she finally uncovers the truth behind a devastating family secret in this heart-rending story of love and loss. NOTE: This story was first published under the title, 'Shelter from the Storm'.