**Shilling Grange Orphanage, England, 1949.** **She would do anything to protect the innocent children in her care. But soon they could be sent into dangerβ¦** When **Clara Newton** βs fiancΓ© died during World War Two, she thought her life was over. But now she looks after orphans who, like her, los
A Place to Call Home
β Scribed by Val Wood
- Book ID
- 111035571
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 438 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781473542723
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Ellen thought she'd always live in the remote, pretty coastal village where she grew up. After all, her husband, Harry, works on a farm where he's guaranteed a job and home for life.
But when the old landowner dies and the couple and their young children are forced from their cottage, the future is suddenly bleak. Rather than stay β and starve β in the countryside they love, Harry sets out to find a job in the factories and mills of nearby Hull, and Ellen must leave behind everything she's ever known to follow her husband and build a new life for her family on the unfamiliar city streets.
The road ahead is full of hardships and challenges. But with love and determination, they make the best of things, forging friendships with other newcomers and refugees; even helping them to succeed in their new surroundings.
Then tragedy threatens Ellen's fragile happiness. How much more can she sacrifice before they find a place to call home?
Val Wood's wonderful historical sagas are perfect for readers of Dilly Court, Maggie Hope and Rosie Goodwin.
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