The Forget-Me-Not Summer

Miranda Lovage and her mother have a blazing row when Arabella tells her daughter that she can no longer afford their present lifestyle. Miranda goes to bed angry and upset.When she awakes next morning however it is to find that her mother has disappeared. Miranda raises the alarm but everyone is baffled and when searches fail to discover Arabella's whereabouts Miranda is forced to live with her Aunt Vi and cousin Beth who resent her presence and treat her badly. Miranda is miserable but when she meets a neighbour Steve things begin to look up and Steve promises to help his new friend in her search and does so until war intervenes…