Praise for Jeanne Whitmee:
‘Page-turning vitality.’ Daily Mail
‘Virtually unputdownable.’ Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Perfect for fans Lesley Pearse, Annie Murray, Diane Allen, Dilly Court, and Lyn Andrews.
September 1939. After being evacuated from Whitechapel, nine-year-old Shirley Rayner stands in a Northamptonshire village hall with a luggage label on her collar and a gas mask over her shoulder, watching the other evacuees be taken in one by one.
When she's the last child left, a billeting officer walks her up the drive of Longueville Hall, country home of the film star Tony Darrent.
Shirley has never seen anything like it. Marble floors, silver on every shelf, a swimming pool. And a girl her own age who will be her friend for life. She never wants to leave.
But back in Whitechapel, Shirley's mum is counting the days. Gloria was barely seventeen when Shirley was born, and she gave up every dream she had to give her daughter a better life than her own.
By the time peace comes, Gloria is keeping a secret that will keep her away for years. And when a family emergency calls Shirley back to London, she finds herself behind the counter of the family shop with her hands raw and everything she has worked for slipping out of reach.
She can't stay. Not for the shop. Not for her family. Not even for the good man who wants to marry her.
Whatever it costs her, Shirley is getting out.
Please note this was previously published as Oranges and Lemons.
Readers love The Wartime Daughter
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So much depth to the characters.’ Ashley
⭐'''⭐⭐⭐ ‘Beautifully drawn, pacey and enthralling.’ Sophia
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I couldn’t put it down.’ Sandra
Genre: Sagas
‘Page-turning vitality.’ Daily Mail
‘Virtually unputdownable.’ Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Perfect for fans Lesley Pearse, Annie Murray, Diane Allen, Dilly Court, and Lyn Andrews.
September 1939. After being evacuated from Whitechapel, nine-year-old Shirley Rayner stands in a Northamptonshire village hall with a luggage label on her collar and a gas mask over her shoulder, watching the other evacuees be taken in one by one.
When she's the last child left, a billeting officer walks her up the drive of Longueville Hall, country home of the film star Tony Darrent.
Shirley has never seen anything like it. Marble floors, silver on every shelf, a swimming pool. And a girl her own age who will be her friend for life. She never wants to leave.
But back in Whitechapel, Shirley's mum is counting the days. Gloria was barely seventeen when Shirley was born, and she gave up every dream she had to give her daughter a better life than her own.
By the time peace comes, Gloria is keeping a secret that will keep her away for years. And when a family emergency calls Shirley back to London, she finds herself behind the counter of the family shop with her hands raw and everything she has worked for slipping out of reach.
She can't stay. Not for the shop. Not for her family. Not even for the good man who wants to marry her.
Whatever it costs her, Shirley is getting out.
Please note this was previously published as Oranges and Lemons.
Readers love The Wartime Daughter
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So much depth to the characters.’ Ashley
⭐'''⭐⭐⭐ ‘Beautifully drawn, pacey and enthralling.’ Sophia
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I couldn’t put it down.’ Sandra
Genre: Sagas
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