Brother Sister Soldier Cousin

A touching coming-of-age story that shows the impact of the second world war on New Zealand families Brother Harry is home from fighting in Egypt just for a while. He s a breath of fresh air in the midst of food rationing and twice-a-day milking. He teaches 13-year-old Helen to drive, and to fire the rifle, just in case But Dad s heart is wonky, and sister Jess is an ice-queen. Then Harry lets slip that Helen s not actually who she thinks she is For Helen it s a dizzying job, finding the wisdom, courage and humour to grit up and get on with it. An extraordinary story evoking one girl s irrepressible spirit.