Lights out till dawn

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Before World War II has even been officially declared, ten-year-old Hazel Morgan and her eight-year-old brother, Peter, are evacuated, leaving London for the safety of the Sussex countryside. With her children gone and her husband John in the army, Rene Morgan misses her family terribly. When she learns that John has become a prisoner of war, she has to take on the highly dangerous job of Fire Watcher. Meanwhile Hazel and Peter, desperate to go back home, return to the city, overjoyed to be reunited with their mother and Gran. But their father is still far away and the worst of the war is yet to come. As the air raids increase, the Morgans must face the terror of the Blitz together ...

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