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Set in London in 1944, the lives of three unlikely strangers collide when a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by World War II meet.
Charlie Matters is an orphan living rough on the streets of London. While he lives with his gran, he has given up on school (without her knowledge) and theirs is a hand-to-mouth existence. Sometimes he earns a few coins from doing some odd jobs, but more often he is forced to steal to help them survive. He has managed to avoid the falling bombs, but in his young life, there is no certainty.
Molly…

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