Her research of her setting, from bomb-ravaged London to the perilous Devon coastline, with a city family, exhausted by fear, loss, uncertainty and danger, is so assured. Emma Carroll maintains pace and interest for her readers. ‘Letters from the Lighthouse‘ is gripping reading from the outset. That the story, with Olive and Cliff, should move to Devon, with evacuees, and a secret refugee support network, is quite some feat of dextrous writing. It was obvious she was up to something and the movie was a cover to distract her 13- year old sister, Olive, our story teller, and their younger brother, Cliff. When the pages ran out, I felt bereft, desperate to follow up the mystery of Sukie’s disappearance from the air raid that interrupted the screening of ‘The Mark of Zorro’. It has secret, mystery and suspense, how could you not like this?' Roman, age 11'It will be the most incredible book you've ever read.I was given the opening chapters of this title in March. And then she finds a strange coded note which seems to link Sukie to Devon, and to something dark and impossibly dangerous.'A gripping adventure.' Guardian'A triumph.' The Bookseller'Carroll sews together accessible history with a cracking plot and a character to love in the strong, principled Olive.' The Times, Children's Book of the WeekWhat readers are saying:'I recommend that you buy this book now!!' Hugo, age 11'Buy this book because it has lots of action, mystery and tragedy.' Joshua, age 10'An amazing book.' Skye, age 9'This is the book for you. Her older sister Sukie went missing in an air raid, and she's desperate to discover what happened to her. Desperate to be helpful, Olive becomes his post-girl, carrying secret messages (as she likes to think of the letters) to the villagers. But he's not used to company and he certainly doesn't want any evacuees. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar.February, 1941. From the queen of historical fiction, Letters From the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll is a stunningly evocative wartime drama, and sure to keep you breathlessly reading to its very last page.We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night.
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