Sophie and Hugh are left homeless when their house is bombed during the LondonBlitz. Their mother is seriously injured and their Dad is away fighting, so thechildren are sent to their grandfather in Ireland. Sophie is scared - they havenever met grandfather but his letters cause such trouble in the house, andtheir Dad never speaks of him. How will they live in a strange country, with aman who probably hates them - and will the family ever be together again?About the AuthorBorn in Dublin in 1956 and brought up in Goatstown, Marita went to school atthe Convent of the Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, later working in the familybusiness, the bank, and a travel agency. In 1977 she married James McKenna andthey have four children, Amanda, Laura, Fiona and James. They live in theStillorgan area of Dublin. Marita was always fascinated by the Famine period inIrish history and read everything available on the subject. When she heard aradio report of an unmarked children's grave from the Famine period being foundunder a hawthorn tree, she decided to write her first book, Marita has wonseveral awards, including the International Reading Association Award, theOsterreichischer Kinder und Jugendbuchpreis, the Reading Association of IrelandAward and the Bisto Book of the Year Award."
