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Informationen zum Autor Gill Thompson is the author of several bestselling historical novels. Translation rights in her books have been sold in multiple territories. Gill is a former English lecturer who completed an MA in Creative Writing at Chichester University. She is now a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Chichester. Gill lives with her family in West Sussex and hosts a creative writing blog. Klappentext Inspired by real events, two orphaned girls fight for survival amidst the horrors of war. 1939 A girl with auburn hair looks anxiously out of the train window, watching the mountains of Europe pass by. War is on the horizon at home, and Kirsty finds herself heading to neutral Hungary to help in a school for Jewish children. Little does she know that in leaving everything behind, she is about to find the most precious gift of all - a true friend in school pupil Anna. 1943 When the Nazis invade Budapest, Kirsty and Anna are on their own, and Kirsty worries desperately for her Jewish friend. What lengths must they go to in order to survive, and, when they are separated, can the guiding light of friendship bring them back to each other? A moving story of love, loss and the extraordinary power of friendship. Praise for Gill Thompson 'A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit' Kathryn Hughes 'A heartrending story' Jane Corry www.headline.co.uk [Twitter logo] @wordkindling Headline Review logo £8.99 9781472279989 Fiction Also available in eBook and Audio [FSC logo] Cover Credit TK [Thumbnails of THE LIGHTHOUSE SISTERS and THE CHILD ON PLATFORM ONE] Vorwort Two orphaned girls are separated in the most heart-wrenching way in this gripping story of loss, friendship and the need to belong, inspired by real events. Zusammenfassung Two orphaned girls are separated in the most heart-wrenching way in this gripping story of loss, friendship and the need to belong, inspired by real events....