The Orphans on the Train Gripping and heartrending historical fiction of two orphaned girls in WW2

Two orphaned girls are separated in the most heart-wrenching way in this gripping story of loss, friendship and the need to belong, inspired by real events. 1939. A girl with auburn hair looks anxiously out of the train window, watching the mountains of Europe pass by. War is on the horizon at home, and Kirsty finds herself heading to neutral Hungary to help in a school for Jewish children. Little does she know that in leaving everything behind, she is about to find the most precious gift of all - a true friend in school pupil Anna. 1943. When the Nazis invade Budapest, Kirsty and Anna are on their own, and Kirsty worries desperately for her Jewish friend. What lengths must they go to in order to survive, and, when they are separated, can the guiding light of friendship bring them back to each other? Inspired by true events and perfect for readers of The Nightingale and The Midwife of Auschwitz, from the author of The Child on Platform One and The Lighthouse Sisters. Readers LOVE Gill Thompson's moving and heart-wrenching novels: 'The characters and their moving stories will haunt you long after you finish the last page' Shirley Dickson 'A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit' Kathryn Hughes 'A heartrending story' Jane Corry 'A mother's loss and a son's courage . . . A heartrending story that spans the world' Diney Costeloe