A debut novel about one girl's remarkable journey across France during WWI.

France 1916. Angélique Lacroix is haymaking when the postman delivers the news: her father is dead, killed on a distant battlefield. She makes herself a promise: the farm will remain exactly the same until her beloved older brother comes home from the Front. "I think of it like a magical spell. If I can stop time, if nothing ever changes, then maybe he won’t change either." But a storm ruins the harvest, her mother falls ill and then the requisition appears... In a last-ditch attempt to save the farm from bankruptcy, Angélique embarks on a journey across France with her brother's flock of magnificent Toulouse geese.

"“An impressive debut with a tenacious heroine. One for slightly older fans of Emma Carroll’s historical fiction.”" - The Bookseller

"“House is a wonderful storyteller, combining simple prose with a relish for domestic detail. This is a story that young readers will remember long after GCSE timelines have been forgotten.”" - Telegraph.co.uk

"“House is a wonderful storyteller, combining simple prose with a relish for domestic detail. This is a story that young readers will remember long after GCSE timelines have been forgotten.”" - The Telegraph

"“An enjoyable book that tells a different kind of war story. Young Angélique Lacroix makes a great heroine and her epic journey across France with her geese to save the family farm, is amazing.” " - Ross, 11, LoveReading

"“The Goose Road’ is now one of my favourite books! It can change your mood in a second! You are happy then suddenly you are almost crying! It’s romantic, happy, sad, adventurous….all of my favourite things in one book!”" - Hope, 11, LoveReading