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361) An orphan's war
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
424 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Liverpool, 1942. Maxine is haunted by the ghosts of a shameful past. She is unable to get close to her fellow staff at the Dr Barnado's Orphanage where she works as a nurse, for fear they might uncover her secret. So Maxine finds a friend in an unexpected place: Peter, a six-year-old orphan with a secret of his own. Meanwhile, during Maxine's visits to her family home, she encounters two men from her past, with very different outcomes. Crofton is...
362) Cinders to satin
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
768 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An unforgettable novel from the national bestselling sensation Fern Michaels, about a young woman's journey into the heart of the unknown. . .
Callie James learned to survive in the squalid back alleys of Dublin. Tough, spirited, and possessed of a singular beauty, she was sent to New York to find her fortune. But everywhere she turned there were men who saw only what they wanted to see in her. Byrch Kenyon offered friendship and encouragement, but...
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Liverpool, 1941. Haunted by the death of her sister, June Lavender takes a job at a Dr. Barnardo's orphanage. June couldn't save Clara from their father's violence, but perhaps she can help children whose lives have been torn apart by war. When June bumps into Flight Lieutenant Murray Andrews on the bombed streets of Liverpool, the attraction is instant. But how can they think of love when war is tearing the world apart? As winter closes in, and the...
364) An orphan's wish
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
422 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Liverpool, 1943. Yorkshire is the place Lana has always called home, but it's now filled with painful memories of her fiancé, Dickie, who was killed at sea. When she accepts the challenging position of headmistress at a school in Liverpool, she hopes a new beginning will help to mend her broken heart. Not everyone at Bingham School is happy about her arrival but Lana throws herself into the role, teaching children from the local village and the nearby...