Stay Where You Are And Then Leave
| By: | John Boyne |
| Publisher: | Corgi Childrens |
| Published: | July 2014 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Categories: | Childrens |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Hardback, Paperback, Audio |
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The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name - on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition.
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