The Light Between Worlds
CBC Books | | Posted: May 29, 2020 4:11 PM | Last Updated: June 10, 2020
Laura E. Weymouth
Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust.
Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister's despair and the painful truths they've been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under. (From HarperTeen)
From the book
We're burying old Nick in the back garden. It's just Jamie and me, and it's raining, and I know he's worried because of the way he stands, head bowed, shoulders tense.
"You can cry, Ev," he says, and takes my hand in his own. No one's held my hand in such a long time, and I nearly do cry at that, because he's always so kind to me. But if I've learned anything in life, it's to choke back tears and smile.
Jamie won't meet my eyes. Instead he glares at the freshly dug earth and kicks a clod of it with one foot. The soil hits up against the corrugated iron side of our Anderson shelter, a leftover from the war, and Jamie winces. I heard him and Philippa ask Mum and Dad about having it removed once, on an evening when they thought I was caught up in a book. My brother and sister are always having worried conferences behind my back, even though I'm sixteen and only two years younger than Phil. They fuss over me worse than our parents ever have, but in spite of their best efforts the shelter removal scheme never came to pass. Planted over with daisies now, it still crouches at the garden's far end, reminding me of what once was.
From The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth ©2018. Published by HarperTeen.