Ordinary is made extraordinary by the intricacies shared in this beautifully woven tale of lives shaped by the forces of history. Set during and after the Second World War the reader is drawn into a skillfully painted picture of lives, changed forever by war. Bryony Doran, The China Bird Offers fresh new perspectives on lifes lived - it's pages are filled with moments and stories that are a pleasure to take into the imagination. Docs and Daughter, Book Group, Bristol.