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Read by the author Eliza Morton
Full of nostalgia and set against a backdrop of the Festival of Britain and the aftermath of the Second World War The Children Left Behind is a gritty emotional heartwarming and uplifting saga
1940 Liverpool
When Alice Lacey was seven she and her two best friends Bob and Matty watched the sky set on fire Ten years later the three remain friends and Bob is now Alices sweetheart He would marry her tomorrow but Alice has ambitions to better herself she finally leaves her factory job to work as an architects secretary dreaming of a brighter future and of playing some small part in rebuilding Liverpool
But will the hope last The war has ripped families apart and many children are left with nowhere to go but the orphanage When tragedy strikes and Alices mother struggles to cope Alice is horrified to see her brothers and sister facing the same fate And to make matters worse both Bob and Matty seem to be harbouring secrets
The Children Left Behind is the second book by Eliza Morton in the Liverpool Orphans trilogy following The Orphans from Liverpool Lane
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