Finally in paperback: The excellently researched novel by Hamburg author Renate Ahrens about child transports during World War II, exploring themes of home, speechlessness, identity, generational conflict, and reconciliation. Hamburg 1939: Twelve-year-old Irma is registered by her parents for a Jewish child transport to Great Britain. On the island, she is to find a new home, like many other Jewish children. Her parents hope to join her as soon as possible, but for now, the girl must embark on the frightening journey into the unknown alone. Ireland 2013: Irma is 86 years old and has just survived a severe heart attack. As she recovers, she is haunted by childhood memories that she has successfully suppressed for decades. The experiences of that time have left deep scars on Irma. Something within her has hardened.