Goblin is a unique heroine, and though we meet her first as an old woman, it is Goblin the child who will stay with you long after the book is finished. This is no rose-tinted World War 2 tale; we see Goblin’s life in all its dark horrors and miseries. It’s a book about being different, about finding your own family, about grief and loss and the power of stories in helping you escape the realities of a life that you cannot face.