Although there were some small mis-interpretations of similar sounding names,at first,it soon became apparent that it is a story that had to be read,so many children sent from their homes to another country & culture,I had to adjust my mind & remember that her native language was in fact Swedish,although she was from Finland,then she had to learn Danish & then English &French,to write a book in English is a big achievement,the events of the war definitely had an effect on her Life & strengthened her Character.