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Family of Strangers

Barbara Willis

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Sinopse

It is the dawn of the Second World War, but life in the small town of Fielding carries on in its uncomplicated way. For young Eva, life is about to change, as her dearest friend Annie vanishes and people claim to have never known her at all.
 
Desperate to find her, Eva befriends two strangers: the eccentric Lola, and tender but distant Gabe. The two open her eyes to a hidden world, in which people can disappear and all memory of them be forgotten.
 
Gabe and Lola promise to aid Eva in her quest. But are they guarding secrets of their own?
Disponível desde: 12/02/2022.

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