This book is an interesting mixture of parts. In the beginning, it reads like a cross between Cinderella and Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. Daisy, a native New Yorker, is sent to England to live with her cousins because of issues with her evil stepmother. When Daisy arrives, she's greeted by Edmund, one of her cousins, who takes her to the family farm to meet her other three cousins: two boys and a girl. Daisy's aunt is off at a peace summit trying to use diplomacy to stop an impending war.
Shortly after the aunt leaves, London is bombed and the country is occupied by unnamed invaders. England quickly falls to pieces and the farm becomes more and more isolated. When soldiers come to camp there, however, the family is separated and the girls must find a way to return home. From that point on, the book takes a much more somber tone. In fact, it almost sounds like McCarthy's The Road, only better.
The relationship that develops between Daisy and Edmund is complicated to say the least, but Rosoff manages to make her tale incredibly personal and convincing. Rosoff's characterizations are honest and the emotions are totally believable. It's a great read.
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