Lord Thorton is doing top secret work for the British government. However, the government takes over Lady Thorton’s home for war purposes, leaving her to move in with them in the cottage. Still, Susan, Jaime, and Ada manage to lead a decent life. This is World War II and the war is raging all around them in England. Only their home got bombed so now they are living in a cottage owned by Lady and Lord Thorton whose daughter, Maggie, is Ada’s best friend.Īda can now walk almost normally. The surgery is successful and after a few months Ada gets to go home. Susan, her adopted mother, is by her side as is her brother, Jaime. This book begins with Ada in the hospital finally getting surgery to repair her clubfoot. The sequel to the 2016 Newbery Honor Book The War that Saved My Life continues the story of Ada whose mother hated her because she was born with a clubfoot and locked her away. The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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