In the war-torn London of 1939\, fourteen- year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie A berdeen and her teenage son\, Harry\, in a charming stone cottage along th e River Thames\, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract h er young sister\, including one that she creates for her sister and her si ster alone&mdash\;a fairy tale about a magical land\, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own. But the unthinkable happens when youn g Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shatt ered\, Hazel blames herself for her sister&rsquo\;s disappearance\, and sh e carries that guilt into adulthood as a private burden she feels she dese rves.
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