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Theheart-lifting,heartbreakingnewstorybyMichaelMorpurgo,thenation’sfavouritestoryteller.IntheImperialWarMuseumisawoodenDachshund,carvedbyaGermanprisonerofwarforthechildrenoftheBritishfamilywithwhichhestayedafterthefightingended.Thisisthestoryofhowitgotthere…WhentheBismarcksinks,oneoftheonlyGermansurvivorsistakenonboardaBritishshipasaprisonerofwar.Senttolivewithahostfamily,Waltermustadapttoanewwayoflife,intheheartofanenemycountry.Gradually,though,hefindsafriendinten-year-oldGrace.SowhenthetimefinallycomestogobacktoGermany,it’sanemotionalparting,withWalterleavingGracewithonlyacarvedwoodendogtorememberhimby.Thequestionis,willWalterandGraceevermeetagain?In1966,withtheWorldCupcomingtoBritain,thatopportunitymayjusthavecomealong…