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When the Soviet army pushes into Latvia in late 1944, fourteen‑year‑olds Astra and Hugo Peterson are forced to leave their home behind with their family. In the chaos of war‑torn Germany, the twins and their relatives become homeless refugees, struggling to survive amid the ruined streets and uncertain futures of a continent at war.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War II Fiction
Authors: Joan Lingard
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