Publisher's Synopsis
Despite losing her mother at a young age and with her father away on important war work, seventeen-year-old Rita Smith has plenty of people to turn to in the close-knit community of Cliffehaven. Until Italy sides with Germany and Rita's closest friends and neighbours are interned as enemies of the state. As war rages across Europe, Rita is more determined than ever to do her bit for the war effort. When her own home is destroyed, Rita vows she will not lose spirit and throws herself into doing her bit for her country, longing for the day when she is reunited with those she loves best...
