A sweeping tale of love and loss, this is an exceptional accomplishment from one of Britain"s bravest and most vibrant young writers and a winner of 2011 Fiction Uncovered, selecting the UK"s best fiction writers. In 1930s Berlin, choked by the tightening of Hitler"s fist, the Klein family are gradually losing everything that is precious to them. Their fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosa, slips away on a Kindertransport train to begin a new life in England, vowing to secure a safe passage for her family. But as war breaks out and she loses contact with her parents, Rosa finds herself wondering if there are some vows that can"t be kept...This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60% of the author"s work and as low as 30% with characters and plotlines removed.