by Nevil Shute
First published 1941
As Nazi Germany sweeps through France, 70-year-old John Howard cuts his vacation short and agrees to shepherd two children to Britain. But as war closes in, more lost children join his ragtag caravan. Trains fail, roads clog with refugees, and desperation mounts. Howard's greatest test lies ahead as he fights to deliver the children to safety across the Channel.
Genres: historical-fiction, war, adventure, world-war-ii
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Brittany, France, Jura, Switzerland
Period: 1940, World War II
282 pages · Paperback · House of Stratus Ltd