Why a Booktrail?
WW2: A story of a lost child during war time – based on true facts
The Oceans Between Us
What you need to know before your trail
A woman is found wandering injured in London after an air raid. She remembers nothing of who she is. Only that she has lost something very precious.As the little boy waits in the orphanage, he hopes his mother will return.
But then he finds himself on board a ship bound for Australia, the promise of a golden life ahead, and wonders: how will she find him in a land across the oceans?
In Perth, a lonely wife takes in the orphaned child. But then she discovers the secret of his past. Should she keep quiet? Or tell the truth and risk losing the boy who has become her life?
Locations
Reset- England - London
- A: Croydon centre
- B: George Street
- Australia - WA
- C: Perth - William St
- D: Perth - Town Hall
- E: Bindoon
Travel Guide
Travel from London to Australia with the Stolen Generation
The story starts in London and transports readers (and their tears) to Perth Australia
Molly Malloy and her son live in Croydon London during World War 2. Molly’s husband and Jack’s father has already been lost to the war. A bomb causes confusion and Molly wanders the streets traumatised. Jack is sent to an orphanage and later shipped out to Australia to start a new life.
This is the story of the Forgotten Generation, the Stolen Generation of children shipped across the world like animals.Religious orders were expected to look after them, but like Jack, the reality of Bindoon, his new home, is very different to how he expected it to be.
The story touches upon the racism of the time too as Jack’s new family take in an Aboriginal girl Rosie as a housemaid and Jack and Rosie form a forbidden friendship.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Oceans Between Us
Destination: London, Perth, Bindoon, Australia Author/guide: Gill Thompson Departure Time: WW2 onwards
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