Book Review: Blitz

This book is written by David Orme, in a series of books called Sharp Shades.

This book is about WWll and a boy by the name of Martin. He lost his parents and was therefore sent to live with his Aunt, Aunt Josie. Martin loved to live with Aunt Josie but was later evacuated to the country for safety reasons. In the country, he lived with Aunt Minnie but he did not enjoy it although he was well taken care of.

So, Martin escaped from school one day and ran to the train station to buy a ticket back to London. When he arrived in London, all he could see is debris caused by the active bombings. He frantically search for Aunt Jossie and finally found her in a bomb shelter. Aunt Josie was shocked to see him there and asked him to return to Aunt Minnie immediately for his life. She gave him some money and asked him to board a train back to Winchester immediately.

With no choice, Martin left for the train station and boarded the next train to Winchester. However, there was an enemy bombing attack and the train exploded. A lot of people died as a result but Martin was one of those lucky survivors. However, when Martin finally regained conscious, he forgot everything, including his own name.

So he wander around the city, trying hard to find out who he was and what was his real name. When he pass a house full of chickens and a woman feeding them, he suddenly remembers Aunt Minnie feeding the chicken;s in her house in Winchester. Slowly, he remembers his own identity and where he belongs to and that fatal train explosion which nearly took his life.

He went straight to the train station and waited patiently for the next train going to Winchester.

At last, he was back in his Aunt Minnie house. However, this time round, he enjoys staying with Aunt Minnie, because of the peacefulness of the country.