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November 29, 2023 | History
The novel by Nevil Shute. As the German army overruns France . An old Englishman returning to Britain agrees to escort two children to London. Trains, buses, hotels fail him and each shift in his plans adds a new child until he and six children attempt to evade the Nazis and cross the English Channel.
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Family values, Fiction, historical, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, France, fiction, Fairy tales, Refugee children, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, History, Social aspects, Fiction, action & adventure, Older men, British, Abandoned children, Rescues, Fiction, historical, generalPlaces
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Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1942.
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