Publisher's Synopsis
Two Jewish sisters separated in a strange country-England. Not knowing where the other lives, each must adjust to her new guardians. Leah's new family is cruel; she's used for farm labor and struggles with the family's Christian faith. Esther attends a school for the blind; her guardians are kind, and she develops friendships with other girls and one of the staff. Their parents remain in Berlin. As the war continues, letter-writing sees them through the uncertainty of not knowing their parents' whereabouts. Will they be reunited again? At the outbreak of World War II, Jewish sisters Leah and Esther are alone in a strange country, England. They become separated, not by their choice. Esther, who is blind, attends school, and Leah is sent to live with a farming family. Communicating through letters, their love and determination to be reunited sees them through difficult circumstances.
