A gripping and heartfelt war story from Britains best-loved childrens author, Michael Morpurgo. Turned away by his own son, Cessies long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most: a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help him escape and unravel the truth of his pasta past that comes to him only in glimpses: a lifeboat, a tin of condensed milk, a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II.