paper Lantern Twins

Liverpool, 1947. For two years, Elsie and Thomas Lee have believed their father walked away from them. Then Thomas smashes one of his carved wooden boats, and a hidden letter reveals the truth.Their father did not leave by choice. He was forced to go.With a mysterious drawing as their clue, the twins set out to find him. Their search takes them far from Liverpool's familiar streets, across dangerous seas and into a China scarred by war. Every answer brings another question, and finding their father may be only the beginning.Behind them waits a mother afraid to hope. Ahead lies a truth that reaches beyond their own family.Inspired by the forced repatriation of Chinese seamen from post-war Liverpool, The Paper Lantern Twins is a story of courage, belonging and two children determined to find the father they never stopped loving.