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Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Leo and Mordecai are among three hundred children who arrive in the English Lake District. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, they’ve finally reached a place of safety and peace, where they can hopefully begin to recover.
But Yossi is haunted by thoughts of his missing father and disturbed by terrible nightmares. As he waits desperately for news from home, he fears that Mordecai and Leo – the closest thing to family he has left – will move on without him. Will life by the beautiful Lake Windermere be enough to bring hope back into all their lives?
Based on the true story of the Windamere Boys; a group of Jewish child survivors of the Holocaust who arrived in the English Lake District directly from the concentration camps.
Information for Grown-Ups: This book has a super-readable layout and typeface so that even more readers can enjoy it. It is aimed at children aged 9+.
"The best children’s fiction book I’ve yet read about the Holocaust. After The War manages to be vividly engaging both as history education and as a human story – eye-opening, exciting, hugely touching. Beautifully structured and written it may be aimed at 9-14 year-olds, but no-one should miss it."
- Tim Robertson, CEO of the Anne Frank Trust
"I’ve just read your book and I loved it. I’m second generation and my father was one of the Boys who went to Windermere. I’m currently writing a presentation for ages 13 plus and will definitely recommend your book. I thought how you portrayed the children was spot on especially how they kept being reminded of what they had witnessed and lost. I found it very moving. I look forward to sharing it with my grandchildren when they are older. Congratulations."
- M Turgel
"A moving and thought-provoking read which shares the experiences of the Windermere Children. Tom has worked carefully with survivors, including members of our much-loved survivor family, to create a book which captures many of their memories of arrival and first months in Britain. For students, ‘After the War’ will be a first glimpse into the importance of listening, and witnessing to, the testimonies of survivors of the Holocaust."
- Louise Stafford, Director of Learning, The National Holocaust Centre and Museum
"When Tom Palmer approached me to ask if he could write a book about the Jewish children and their stay in the Lake District, I was immediately taken by his desire to totally immerse himself in the story. We worked with him on this extraordinary book project and he was always full of the same compassion as those who helped the children in their early days of recovery. He was also utterly dedicated to doing the story justice, and I am sure you will see that he has. It is a story from the past, told in the present, with lessons for us all for the future. "
- Trevor Avery
