This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. When Brother Michael Lamb escapes from the grimness of the Home, he takes with him a 12-year-old boy. Together, he and Owen head for England - and freedom. But how long can they resist capture? And is freedom ever really possible?