The Evacuee War

Family is everything, even in war. Despite the devastating bombs now falling on London, the plucky evacuees must come together in this heartwarming saga for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin. In the summer of 1940, eleven-year-old twins Connie and Jessie, their Aunt Peggy and her baby daughter Holly have finally settled into evacuee life at Tall Trees rectory in Harrogate. But when the brutal bombings in London begin, their courage is put to the test. Even though the odds are stacked against her, Peggy is determined to divorce her cheating husband Bill, who may have ruined her last chance to love again. The children are starting secondary school, where they'll be split up based on how the adults view their intelligence, and horrifyingly, the vicious older boys who beat up Jessie will be there too. While the news of civilian deaths in London increase, they must stay calm and try not to worry about the twins' parents who live near the Bermondsey docks, which the Germans will...