故事從現代展開,女孩 Liv 偶然發現外婆童年留下的神秘盒子,牽引出一段被塵封的戰時往事,也悄然改變了她對家族與自身的理解。1942 年的荷蘭,十二歲的 Mila 與姊姊 Hannie 因猶太身分而被迫分離原生家庭,換上新名字、學會沉默求生。性格堅定的 Hannie 投入地下抵抗組織,化身代號「翠鳥」的祕密幹員;Mila 則努力在恐懼中維持日常,卻逐漸意識到,危險與背叛無所不在。本書在緊張的歷史情境中,細緻描寫選擇、信任與成長,為年輕讀者帶來一則兼具希望與重量的戰爭故事。From million-copy bestselling author Liz Kessler comes the powerful new landmark World War II novel for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Phil Earle.When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time story of bravery, betrayal and daring defiance. A story that will change Liv and her family forever…Holland, 1942.The world is at war and as the Nazis’ power grows, Jewish families are in terrible danger. Twelve-year-old Mila and her older sister Hannie are sent to live with a family in another city with new identities and the strict instruction not to tellanyonethat they are Jewish.Hannie, determined to fight back, is swept into the Dutch resistance as an undercover agent: Code Name Kingfisher. And though Mila d