What Was Rescued — Jane Bailey

In the autumn of 1940, four children meet on a train. Behind them is London, under heavy aerial attack; ahead of them is a ship bound for the safety of Canada. Arthur has promised not to let his little brother, Philip, out of his sight. Pippa and Dora are on their own: polar opposites, yet bound together by the adventure of a lifetime.

But disaster strikes mid-Atlantic, and in the chaos one of the children makes a choice that will determine the course of all four lives.

As they grow into adulthood -- forging their futures and falling in love -- the survivors continue to reflect on the events of that night. It's not just what was lost that darkens their lives: what was rescued casts a long shadow, too. One of them has a terrible secret, and thinks it went down with the ship. That secret could shatter what happiness they've managed to find.

That secret is about to surface.