For Those Who Are Lost

On the eve of the Nazi invasion of the island of Guernsey,terrified parents have a choice to make: send their children alone to Englandor keep the family together and risk whatever may come to their villages. Ava and Joseph Simon reluctantly put their 9-year-old sonHenryand four-year-old daughterCatherinein the care of their son’s teacherwho will escort them on a boat to mainland England. Just as the ferry is about to leavethe teacher’s sisterLily appears. The two trade places: Helen doesn’t want to leave Guernseyand Lily is desperate for a fresh start. Lily is the one who accompanies the children to Englandand Lily is the one who lets Henry get on a train by himselfdeciding in a split second to take Catherine with her and walk the other way. That split-second decision lingers long after the war endsimpacting the rest of their lives. Perfect for readers of Sold on a MondayFor Those Who Are Lostis at once heartbreakingthought-provokingand uplifting.