And as Ada learns to love and trust Susan, she also begins to love herself. As the book unfolds, we see the relationships grow between Ada, Jamie, Susan and other wonderful characters. The siblings find themselves living with Susan Smith, a single woman who coldly insists she knows nothing about taking care of children. Alongside her brother, Ada courageously and painfully escapes their dark and dirty apartment. While her brother would likely go, Ada’s mom says she’s not worthy of leaving. When the threat of bombings becomes imminent in London, local children are transported to the countryside for safety. She was frequently locked up in a small cabinet and was prohibited from going to school – or out in public at all. Ada, who tells her story in a first-person perspective, was born with a clubfoot and suffered years of shame and neglect by her mother. Set during World War II, this is the story of 10-year-old Ada, her younger brother, Jamie, and circumstances of war that proved lifesaving for both.
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