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• I very much enjoyed this. Both narrators were likable and believable, though I preferred Arthur's story to the diary/email format of Allie's. Some aspects of Arthur's story could probably have benefitted from a little more detail, as it felt a bit rushed toward the end, but this is explained in the book and will probably make the story more approachable for younger readers. In general, though, this first part of the book tells an engaging and emotional story. Allie made a far more interesting character than I first predicted she would, and the format of her section was less irksome than I usually find diary-style, which I am glad of, as it could have easily spoiled an otherwise pretty excellent book.

  4.50 out of 5

  HatsForMice

• Touching story of a boy shipped to Australia after WW2, having been separated from his sister, Kitty. Arthur goes to live on a farm run by a nasty farmer at Coopers Station. He is rescued by 'bushmen' (Aboriginal people) and taken to an animal rescue where he lives happily with 'Aunty Meg' along with his friend Marty. Eventually Arthur grows up and has a daughter, Ellie, who sails back to UK to find Arthur's long lost sister. Readable but maudlin and unduly sentimental.

  out of 5

  hughryder

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