ISBN: 9781405227575

Synopsis Something of a children’s publishing event, this is the first new book from Michelle Magorian in ten years. Set in the post-war years, it is the story of Henry, a boy whose life with his step-family is bleak and who misses his father who died a war hero. His life is enlivened by his obsession with the cinema. A strong evocation of the social prejudices, atmosphere and culture of late 1940s Britain, weaving topical themes of discrimination and tolerance into the story of a boy struggling to understand his identity.