On holiday in Suffolk, a boy and his dog discover a World War II pillbox half buried on a deserted beach. They learn a pillbox had been there and a boy had once been found in it, dead... 1945, another boy, another dog, the same pillbox ? and an American serviceman from the local base.
David Hughes is an artist whose work combines illustration, graphic design, photography and animation. In 2003 he received the Pentagram Award for his outstanding contribution to the art of illustration. His drawings have appeared in the Observer, New Yorker, Esquire and Guardian among others. He has received great acclaim for his children's books, Strat and Chatto (1990) and Bully (1992). In 2006 he published his version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
