The story could have been compressed just a little, I think, but what a good read! It began with such drama and pulled me right in. The suppression of information at the beginning is so intriguing! A young girl is being forcibly kept in a room, and when she sees one opportunity of running away, she takes it. But at first you have no idea why, and you don't even know who are the people she's running from. I made assumptions, and was wrong. She leaves London and makes her way to the Channel islands, where she finds friendship and safety. And even love. But the story is not to end there--no, her problems are still current, and the rest of the story slowly reveals what she has run from. The first third and the last third are told from her point of view, and the middle is told from the point of view of Dr. Martin Dobree. This format works well in the story. It's a sweet, dramatic story. ( )