Nice Luo Luo itibaren Courcelles-lès-Lens, Fransa
Subject of English children sent to "foster" homes, one that were cheap with horrid care .... sent cause of war/situations.. in this case in the Far East.. children then forgotten by parents.. and their later life is chilling.. in this case author draws from Rudyard Kipling's life to create her fiction... I kept reading and felt rewarded .. and saddened, too, of course. Old "Filth's" life was so tough. Old Filth is an acronym for "failed in London Try Hong Kong"
This is the "prequel" to "The Blue Sword" which I have never read, but might after this book. It's a fantasy story about Aerin, the rightful Queen of Damar and her adventures in her quest to fulfill her destiny and save her country. I don't think I would have picked up a book like this normally, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.