We've arrived in a small English village near Dunkirk. "Mr. Tom" Oakley still mourns the loss of his wife and small son while he was away in the navy during WWI, and his grief has turned him into a surly hermit. Children who have been evacuated from London are currently outnumbering volunteers who are attempting to house them. Mr. Tom takes in a painfully quiet 10-year-old who gradually reveals major issues.
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We've arrived in a small English village near Dunkirk. "Mr. Tom" Oakley still mourns the loss of his wife and small son while he was away in the navy during WWI, and his grief has turned him into a surly hermit. Children who have been evacuated from London are currently outnumbering volunteers who are attempting to house them. Mr. Tom takes in a painfully quiet 10-year-old who gradually reveals major issues.
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