Scotland, 1915. A group of teenagers from two families meets for a picnic, but the war raging across the sea will soon pull them away from these youthful joys. Very soon, the horror of what will become known as the Great War surrounds them, their friends, and the entire village. From the terror of the trenches to the devastating reality seen daily by those tending to the wounded, they struggle to survive—and nothing will ever be the same. A powerful and gripping novel about love and war, by the Carnegie Medal-winning author Theresa Breslin.