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From an author who lived through - and served in - the conflict, a brilliant novel set in an English village at a turning point of the Second World War.

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These fabulous, often funny stories have the authentic, freewheeling atmosphere of a time when all bets were off. * Daily Mail *
A wonderful read, packed with incident, colour and detail. * Telegraph *
The book captures the anxieties, heightened emotion and community spirit that marked this epoch-defining chapter in the nation's long and colourful history. * Yorkshire Post *
There Was a Time vividly evokes life in a Lincolnshire village in 1940. Elegantly written and with beautifully-drawn characters, this absorbing story, amusing and poignant by turns, tells of the impact of the last War on a small, close-knit community. -- Gervase Phinn
He writes beautifully - poignantly and with humour. * Telegraph & Argus *
White depicts unique, worried, caring individuals who it is not difficult to warm to and who are memorable. * Lincolnshire Life *
A tender evocation of a unique period in history * Sunday Mirror *

There Was a Time

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 29 June 2017
      ISBN-13 9781473650411
      978-1473650411
      ISBN-10 1473650410

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From an author who lived through - and served in - the conflict, a brilliant novel set in an English village at a turning point of the Second World War.

      Trade Review
      These fabulous, often funny stories have the authentic, freewheeling atmosphere of a time when all bets were off. * Daily Mail *
      A wonderful read, packed with incident, colour and detail. * Telegraph *
      The book captures the anxieties, heightened emotion and community spirit that marked this epoch-defining chapter in the nation's long and colourful history. * Yorkshire Post *
      There Was a Time vividly evokes life in a Lincolnshire village in 1940. Elegantly written and with beautifully-drawn characters, this absorbing story, amusing and poignant by turns, tells of the impact of the last War on a small, close-knit community. -- Gervase Phinn
      He writes beautifully - poignantly and with humour. * Telegraph & Argus *
      White depicts unique, worried, caring individuals who it is not difficult to warm to and who are memorable. * Lincolnshire Life *
      A tender evocation of a unique period in history * Sunday Mirror *

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