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Our castle by the sea lucy strange6/22/2023 With Mutti, Pet’s mother, sent to an internment camp, Pa in a permanent state of stress, the police investigating mysterious packages and Mags disappearing at strange hours of the day, Pet is forced to face her fears alone. Their idyllic life is changed forever when war breaks out and sets off a chain of events none could have foreseen. Our Castle by the Sea is a brilliantly told and thrilling wartime adventure told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Pet, a young girl who lives in a lighthouse with her father, her German-born mother and her older sister, Mags. A girl who is somehow destined to become part of the strange, ancient legend of the Daughters of Stone…. A girl who freezes with fear at the enemy planes ripping through the skies overhead. This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and unnoticed. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. Growing up in a lighthouse, twelve-year-old Pet’s world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. The story is also a celebration of the bonds of family showing despite what we might face, family matters most.Įngland is at war. Our Castle by the Sea is set during the second world war, evoking all the danger experienced by those who lived through it. Happy New Year! Here is my first review for 2019 of the highly-anticipated second novel by Lucy Strange.
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