A home in the country

the long version

"During World War II, some 3 million people, most of them children, were evacuated from British towns and cities due to the danger of German air attacks: but some were sent to Canada, America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Two of these children were "Sarah," the author, aged five, and her brother "James," aged six, who were placed on a ship bound for New York City where they would be assigned to a foster home. It was their parents' hope that the children would find themselves in vastly improved circumstances. But awaiting Sarah and James were physical and psychological abuse and deprivation at the hands of a depraved foster mother in rural Maryland. A testimony to the resilience of the human spirit and the utter ingenuity of childhood, this heartbreaking tale explores the darker side of the British evacuation during the Second World War and is a testament to youthful resourcefulness and the will to survive." --Publisher description.