Product DescriptionBilly thought growing up in wartime was fun: the fiery skies, exploding factories, the noise of the blitz, playing among the rubble of the bombed houses. Then a bomb fell on the shelter where Billy and his mother were taking refuge. Billy woke up in hospital, horribly burned and longing fordeath, until a precious gift from a soldier who was also disfigured gave him hope and a reason to go on living.For age 12+.Review`A deserving contender for the Whitbread Children's Book Prize'The Sunday TelegraphAbout the AuthorJames Riordan is Professor of Russian at Surrey University.