The Night of the BurningThe book begins in eastern Europe in a little known period of history the chaotic years just after World War I. It's the story of Devorah and her little sister, who survive the Night of the Burning and are chosen to join a dramatic journey to a safe haven, stopping along the way in a luxurious hotel in London and a crowded orphanage in Cape Town. Based on a true story, it's a powerful and utterly compelling first person account of the trauma

When another child goes missing

Is that possible

you can really hear the music everybody talks about so reverently

compelling entertainment

which he must break if he is to restore the courage and honour of his family

The closer Luke comes to the truth

Only Wells stands in the traitor's way

all they want is to wrap it up quickly

For he has experienced the horrors of World War I and has seen madness at first hand

and the emerging mecca of Hollywood intersect to spawn an enduring culture of celebrity

his paranoid fears of assassination

as a bright young girl in need of help yet too terrified to ask for it