A heart-lifting story of hope and courage in a time of war, set in the South of France aEUR?The storytelling is, as always, irresistible and the characters clasp your heartaEUR (TM) Sunday Times, ChildrenaEUR (TM)s Book of the Week

There are lots of things Lorenzo doesnaEUR (TM)t understand, but he does understand animals aEUR" especially the flamingos in the salt flats of his Camargue home, which the Second World War has barely touched.

But then the soldiers come, and LorenzoaEUR (TM)s world is threatened. Amongst the Germans, though, is a kind sergeant, and he and Lorenzo may be able to mend what is broken . . .