Rose Gardner collects secrets the way other people collect junk--and now she's being asked to expose them. Special Prosecutor Mason Deveraux has called a grand jury to investigate the corruption in the Sweet Branch Police Department, and he's summoned Rose as a witness. Any topic is fair game, and t
Come Rain or Shine
β Scribed by Pam Weaver
- Publisher
- Pan
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1509857214
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Come Rain or Shine is an uplifting story of true friendship in the aftermath of World War Two, by Sunday Times bestseller Pam Weaver.
1946. The war is over, but a bereft Sheila Hodges is left parentless and alone in London. With nowhere else to go, she heads to Worthing to reconnect with her grandmother and cousin Veronica, known as Ronnie.
Ronnie and Sheila are given the opportunity to run their grandfathers business, a local garage. Ronnies neer-do-well brother Leslie is furious as the man of the family, he believes the business is rightfully his. But their grandmother is adamant that Leslie is not to be trusted.
After serving in the ATS in the war, Sheila is a trained mechanic, while Ronnie discovers she has a talent for numbers and a shrewd business head. Despite the garages derelict state, the girls are determined to turn it into a prospering business.
Bright and lively, the girls quickly make themselves at home in the welcoming community, a source of comfort after the horrors of war. But when the girls stumble across a shocking family secret, they will have to depend on each other to uncover the truth . . .
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About the Author
Pam Weaver is the author of saga novels set in Worthing, including There's Always Tomorrow , Better Days Will Come , Pack Up Your Troubles , For Better For Worse , Blue Moon , and Love Walked Right In.
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