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As ever more keep arriving, she hears whispers, rumours of dark secrets about that snowy night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe townspeople close ranks, shutting their mouths and minds to the winter's events, but the town children are curious about the refugees on their doorstep, and Benno can't carry his secret alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A complex, intelligent, deeply compassionate novel about the unglamorous aftermath of war . . . A brilliant piece of story-telling\" – Andrew Miller, author of \"The Land in Winter\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This entire novel reverberates in ways that only haunt the reader more and more deeply, long after its last page\" – Paul Harding, author of \"This Other Eden\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"She has brought to life a complex interaction between survivors on both sides with humanity and compassion\" – Linda Grant, author of \"The Story of the Forest\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachel Seiffert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56895095964021,"sku":"9780349014159","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9780349014159.jpg?v=1773318098"}],"url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/collections\/world-war-historical-fiction-books.oembed?page=2","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}