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After the fall of France, three young evacuees from the east end of Newcastle are sent to the safety of a country village. Billeted in a grand house with a spinster and her niece, Hazel, Irene and Carol''s futures will be irrevocably changed by their new lives.

When peace is declared, and Hazel and Irene return to the families they were forced to leave, they find Newcastle very different to the home they remembered. Mourning the people they love, they try to start again. But when they''re invited back to celebrate the Coronation of young Queen Elizabeth, they must find a way to come to terms with the past...



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Counting the Days

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      Publisher Headline Publishing Group
      Published 25 January 2014
      ISBN-13 9781472208699
      978-1472208699
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      Historical Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      After the fall of France, three young evacuees from the east end of Newcastle are sent to the safety of a country village. Billeted in a grand house with a spinster and her niece, Hazel, Irene and Carol''s futures will be irrevocably changed by their new lives.

      When peace is declared, and Hazel and Irene return to the families they were forced to leave, they find Newcastle very different to the home they remembered. Mourning the people they love, they try to start again. But when they''re invited back to celebrate the Coronation of young Queen Elizabeth, they must find a way to come to terms with the past...



      Trade Review
      A story of hope and determination... a really good read - Historical Novels Review

      You won't be able to put it down - Yours magazine

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