The war that saved my life sequel5/25/2023 ![]() The rest of their family refused to leave with them. ![]() Ruth and her family are refugees from Germany, Jews who managed to escape Germany and flee to England. The story builds on the characters from the first story with the addition of one important character, Ruth. Butter, Ada’s beloved pony, survived the bombing. Susan’s house had been destroyed by a bomb, but the destruction occurred when she had traveled to London to bring Ada and her brother Jamie back to live with her, so they all were saved. At the end of the first book, Ada and her brother have returned to Kent with Susan, the person who has cared for them and loved them since they went to stay with her as evacuees from London and the Nazis’ bombs. Ada is just about to have surgery to correct her clubfoot. ![]() This novel continues where the first one ends. That story has enthralled readers and made tens of thousands of them weep. ![]() Kimberly Brubaker Bradley accomplished this difficult feat with “The War I Finally Won,” the sequel to “ The War that Saved My Life.”Īda is the main character in both books, and it’s her story, that of a child who has endured unimaginable abuse and cruelty, who has struggled through life with a disability, yet who emerges strong and brave. It’s rare when a sequel is just as beautifully written and just as touching (maybe even more so) than the first book. ![]()
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