by Wendy Robertson (Author)
For ten-year-old Sylvie Sambuck, Singapore seems a long way from the fighting of the Second World War. However the advancing Japanese army soon leads to a mass evacuation of the island but, as Sylvie's family begins to board their ship, there is no sign of Sylvie. Somehow, in the confusion, Sylvie finds refuge with her governess, Virginia Chen. But neither Virginia nor her family believe they will escape the Japanese internment camps, where Virginia may have to pay the ultimate price for Sylvie's survival.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Headline
Published: 01 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 0747272166
ISBN 13: 9780747272168
Book Overview: Wendy Robertson was shortlisted for the Northern Rock Foundation Writer Award 2002