ILondon yayiyidolobha elalijeziswe ngokujulile amaNazi. Izindiza zaseJalimane zaqhumisa amabhomu inhloko-dolobha yamaNgisi izikhathi ezingu-71 phakathi kuka-1940 no-1941. U-Emily J. Parker wasinda kulokho kuhlasela kwezindiza okuqhubekayo okubizwa ngokuthi i-Blitz.
Inganekwane asiphakamisela yona Izinqaba zikaSusana kulokhu incwadi September angalinda, usibeka eminyakeni engu-10 ngemva kokuphela kwempi. Umlingiswa ka-Emily wayesevele eqashelwe endimeni yakhe njengombhali. Ngakho, ukunyamalala kwakhe, phakathi nesikhumbuzo eLondon seminyaka eyishumi yokuqala ngemva kokunqoba kokugcina, kweqa imingcele.
URebeca ungumfundi osemusha okwathi ngemva kweminyaka ekhangwa umfanekiso ka-Emily. Kuze kube yilapho ekugcineni enquma ukugxila empilweni yakhe nasemsebenzini ukuze ethule ithisisi yakhe yobudokotela ku-philology. Okuqala njengophenyo lwezemfundo kuholela ezicini ezingaqondakali uRebeca kuphela ongaxhumanisa ngazo ngenxa yolwazi lwakhe olubanzi mayelana nempilo, umsebenzi kanye nomuzwa lo mbhali awushiye ezincwadini zakhe.
Phakathi nophenyo, uRebecca uzizwa njengo-Emily, noma mhlawumbe kuvela ukuthi banezinto abafana ngazo ezingakaze zisolwe.
Ukuqondana, okuhlotshaniswa nokuba nekhono ezincwadini, kunikeza ukufunda okusikisela nokuhehayo. Ngandlela thize, siya phambili sididekile ekufundeni, singazi noma uRebecca uyasihola ngezinye izikhathi noma u-Emily uyena osethula ngezigcawu.
Izimpilo zikaRebeca no-Emily zixhuma endaweni eyodwa, kuleyo ndawo lapho umcabango wombhali kanye nomfundi uvame ukwabelana ngezinto eziyimfihlo ezikude, lapho ubuhlakani buxhumeka khona ngomcabango ojwayelekile nomcabango womuntu ngamunye, kuguqulwa kabusha yonke into ...
Kodwa ngale kwalo mbono okuthiwa uyadida, indaba iyaqhubeka idlulela emfihlakalweni mayelana nezimo ezibulalayo ezingadala ukunyamalala komlobi u-Emily J. Parker. Futhi uRebeca, ohlanganiswe ngokuphelele nobufakazi obubalulekile bomlobi, nguyena okuzodingeka akhanyise ukukhanya ezindaweni eziningi ezimnyama nezithunzi eziningi ezizama ukufihla iqiniso ...
Ungathenga incwadi September angalinda, inoveli entsha kaSusana Fortes, lapha:
Ngibheke ngabomvu ukuyifunda. Ngithanda umbhali, ngiyayithanda iLondon futhi ngiyazithanda izikhathi.
Uma kunjalo, ngokuqinisekile ngeke kukudumaze. Jabulela!!