With the Nazis bombing London on a nightly basis, many families sent
their children to the comparative safety of the countryside. When the
Blitz ended, the families came for their kids, but no one ever came for
Simon Thorn. His name appears on no evacuation list, and none of his
belongings offer any clues to his origins. Now an adult, Simon is
puzzled by an odd sense of familiarity when he walks down certain London
streets. He remembers years of screaming nightmares that would terrify
his bewildered foster parents. And he resolves to find out where he
originally came from, even as everything he uncovers suggests that,
really, he doesn't want to know.