Set in England during the Second World War, this middle-grade historical fiction series follows a girl with an untreated club foot who has been kept hidden by her abusive mother and who is evacuated to the English countryside along with her younger brother — where she is taken in by a grieving woman and begins for the first time to experience kindness, safety, and the possibility of a different kind of life. The series deals honestly with trauma and its aftermath, and is celebrated for its emotionally resonant portrayal of healing and resilience.