Out of the Hitler Time trilogy: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away

German children were both very quick on their feet

reappeared in a gap between two peaks

Their shoes were dangling from their hands and they were trudging through the gravel in their bare feet

The gravel was thick and very loose and her feet made a loud crunching sound at every step

The road led to a steep path covered in gravel which joined another road and this in turn, after some twists and turns, led to the inn.

they all went for a row on the lake in a hired boat.

You could listen to the music and watch the sparkle of the water through the leaves and the steamers gliding past.

And snuggling my Pink Rabbit!” said Anna and laughed. But some tears had come into her eyes and were running down her cheeks all at the same time.

They decided first of all to go to the top of a hill overlooking the city.

She sat on her sledge, held on to the steering rope, took a deep breath and pushed off. The sledge began to move, rather gently, down the hill.