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Set in Greenock, Helensburgh and Clydebank, this sequel to Mavis's Shoe is a wartime family story. Lenny Gillespie sets off in search of her father in Greenock, west of Scotland, which is the No 1 Port for the UK for the movement of troops. Lenny is threatened once again with trouble when all she seeks is her family to be united.

A compelling novel about the trauma of the Clydebank Blitz during the Second World War told through the eyes of a young girl, Lenny Gillespie, and a universal story about loss in the trauma of war. Told in an urgent, true-grit voice by Lenny as survives the bombing, in her search for her mum and Mavis, her sister.

Sue Reid Sexton kept notes on her campervan trips to the Western Highlands of Scotland while writing two novels and recovering from relationship breakdown. This book is quite Zen-like, talks a lot about campervan travel, especially alone as a woman, and has some funny, and sad moments and many creepy crawlie stories.

Het is maart 1941. Lenny Gillespie loopt te zoeken naar haar kleine zusje Rosie in de straten van Clydebank, een industriestadje bij Glasgow. Het luchtalarm gaat af, maar dit keer is het geen loos alarm. Urenlang vallen de bommen op de stad. Lenny, gek van angst om haar zusje Rosie, weigert een schuilkelder in te gaan. Dan ontfermt de oude meneer Tait zich over haar. Hij voert haar weg uit de brandende, verwoeste stad en neemt haar mee naar ee...