I’m happy to have read and be reviewing Paris Time Capsule from Ella Carey, the author of Beyond the Horizon which I thoroughly enjoyed. Paris Time Capsule The parcel arrived on an ordinary morning in the mailbox of her New York apartment, postmarked Paris. It was wrapped in brown paper and tied with a silk ribbon. Little did she know that the old brass key and letter it contained were about to turn her life upside down… 1940, Paris. Life is getting desperate for young Isabelle de Florian. Alone with her best friend in her Paris apartment, Isabelle knows that they must seek safety or…

Also set in England during WW2 like The Runaway Sisters that I recently read and reviewed, The Lost Children is the tale of two siblings whose lives change when they are evacuated out of London because of the bombings. The Lost Children As they walked towards the railway station, their mother took an envelope from her handbag. ‘I want you to keep this somewhere safe.’‘What’s in the letter?’‘Listen carefully. You’re never to open it unless you or your sister are in real trouble. Promise me.’ England, 1943: Home is no longer safe for eight-year-old twins Molly and Jacob. Night after night wailing bombs and…