“With echoes of Carrie's War, and Goodnight Mister Tom, Parr brings her own fresh voice to what already feels like a wartime classic. This story is quietly brutal and brilliantly heartfelt. I absolutely ADORED it.”
– Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse

“Evocative and heartfelt, The Valley of Lost Secrets already reads like a classic. A celebration of kindness and friendship at a time of upheaval, it's gripping, heart-breaking and yet full of hope. I loved it with all my heart”
– Liz Hyder, author of Bearmouth

“An evacuee story with all the makings of a classic.”
– Anna Fargher, author of The Umbrella Mouse

“A story of friendship, love, loss and belonging; of looking at people deep past their exterior, and of the love and pain in a human heart. There's a cracking mystery at the centre of it, but it was the Welsh backdrop and Jimmy's journey to acceptance that stayed in my heart long after I'd closed the book.”
– Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant