L.M. Elliott sa preslávila ako autorka podmanivých historických románov pre mladých dospelých. Jej diela sa často ponárajú do zložitých medziľudských vzťahov a morálnych dilem zasadených do búrlivých historických období. Elliottová, predtým novinárka, vnáša do svojej tvorby bystrý pozorovací talent a hlboké pochopenie ľudskej psychiky. Jej štýl je súčasne prístupný aj náročný, pričom vždy kladie dôraz na autenticitu a emocionálnu rezonanciu.
Shot down on a mission, 19-year-old bomber pilot Henry is alone in a treacherous land. Desperate to get back to his family and the girl he loves, he is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers and the cunning of the French Resistance. But in his battle to survive the deadly journey across Nazi-occupied Europe, he must face a terrible choice: can he take someone's life to save his own?
As evacuees from Blitz-stricken London, Charles and his little brother Wes have survived a deadly journey across the Atlantic to reach the safety of America. Yet Charles is overcome by guilt that, back home, his friends and family are fighting on without him, while Wes is haunted by terrifying nightmares.Together, they struggle to come to terms with their new life on a family farm - where German prisoners of war work side by side with them in the fields.