📖 The war I finally won

The story begins during World War II, when Ada and her brother Jamie survive a bombing in London. Nobody expected the Nazis to strike there, but they did. Soon after, Susan—who later becomes their adoptive mother—comes to take them away from their cruel biological mother. Determined to give Ada a better life, Susan arranges for her to have surgery on her clubfoot so that she can finally walk normally. While Ada is in the hospital, she receives shocking news: her real mother has died in a factory accident. Strangely, Ada feels no sadness or grief—only emptiness. After months of recovery, Ada slowly learns to walk again. When she and Jamie return, they discover that Lady Thornton has given Susan her old house to live in. Life in the countryside becomes unexpectedly chaotic: they raise pigs and chickens, survive a fire in town, witness Margaret's brother killed in an explosion, and even find themselves living with a German man who teaches mathematics. With so many strange events unfolding, Ada and Jamie must ask themselves—can things possibly get any stranger? And more importantly, will they be able to endure and find peace amidst the chaos? I highly recommend this story because it is not just about surviving the war, but also about courage, hope, and finding family in unexpected places. The book shows that even in the darkest times, kindness and determination can change lives.

故事发生在二战期间。艾达和弟弟杰米在伦敦的轰炸中幸存下来,虽然当时没人认为纳粹会轰炸伦敦,但事实却发生了。不久之后,后来成为他们养母的苏珊前来接他们,把他们从残酷的生母身边带走。 为了让艾达过上正常的生活,苏珊安排她接受足部畸形的手术,让她终于能够像普通人一样行走。艾达在医院时得知一个消息:她的亲生母亲在工厂事故中去世。奇怪的是,艾达没有流泪,也没有悲伤,只是感到空虚。 几个月的康复之后,艾达慢慢学会了用双腿行走。她和杰米回到家时,发现桑顿夫人把自己的旧房子送给了苏珊。乡村的生活却出乎意料地混乱:他们养起了猪和鸡,镇上发生火灾,玛格丽特的哥哥在爆炸中丧生,甚至还有一位德国人搬来同住并教授数学。 在这一连串奇怪的事件中,艾达和杰米不禁要问:生活还能变得更离奇吗?在这场混乱中,他们最终能否坚持下去,找到属于自己的平静? 我强烈推荐这本书,因为它不仅讲述了二战中的生存故事,更展现了勇气、希望和在意想不到的地方找到家庭的力量。这本书告诉我们,即使在最黑暗的时刻,善良与坚持也能改变人生。