""Goodbye There's my good girl." The German got hold of Papa's arm roughly and said, "Come on " They got in the car and sped away, leaving the two breathless girls standing on the street corner, staring at where the car had been. "What on earth was all that about? Why has my Daddy gone with that German?" It made no sense. It made no sense at all. "
France, 1940: the British have retreated, evacuating their forces from Dunkirk. Nell and her girls stand on the beach on a clear day and see the outline of Dover Castle, but it will be four and a half long years before they return to Britain....