L.M. Elliott crea romanzi storici avvincenti per giovani adulti, spesso approfondendo le complessità dell'amicizia e gli scrupoli morali di momenti storici cruciali. Il suo background di giornalista informa la sua narrativa con un occhio acuto per i dettagli e una profonda comprensione delle motivazioni umane. Le narrazioni di Elliott navigano abilmente attraverso temi impegnativi, offrendo ai lettori sia una storia coinvolgente che un'esplorazione riflessiva del passato. La sua voce distintiva dà vita a figure ed epoche storiche con notevole autenticità e profondità emotiva.
Shot down on a mission, 19-year-old bomber pilot Henry is alone in a treacherous land. Desperate to get back to his family and the girl he loves, he is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers and the cunning of the French Resistance. But in his battle to survive the deadly journey across Nazi-occupied Europe, he must face a terrible choice: can he take someone's life to save his own?
As evacuees from Blitz-stricken London, Charles and his little brother Wes have survived a deadly journey across the Atlantic to reach the safety of America. Yet Charles is overcome by guilt that, back home, his friends and family are fighting on without him, while Wes is haunted by terrifying nightmares.Together, they struggle to come to terms with their new life on a family farm - where German prisoners of war work side by side with them in the fields.