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A Wartime Welcome at Rookery House
Paperback
Series: Rookery House, Book 1
ISBN13: 9781914443176
Publisher: Rookery House Press
Published: Jun 1 2022
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
Follow the much-loved characters from the award winning MOTHER'S DAY CLUB in a brand-new World War Two saga series.
October 1940
When VAD nurse Evie narrowly escapes being killed in an air raid during the London Blitz, it propels her to make a life-changing decision to break free of her troubled and unhappy life. She escapes to the Norfolk countryside to start afresh, with a job at the newly opened Great Plumstead Hall hospital, and a wonderful new home at Rookery House.
The community of Great Plumstead welcomes more evacuees to the village - mothers and children bombed out of their London homes. Sisters Prue and Thea, along with members of The Mother's Day Club, help the new arrivals settle in, while continuing their work for the war effort by holding knitting bees, socials and doing WVS work.
Evie is happy in her new life - she loves living at Rookery House and enjoys her job at the hospital, despite working for the difficult Matron Reed. But when a patient arrives who knew her in her former life, Evie's new-found freedom and happiness is in danger. Will the secrets of Evie's past be revealed, and the problems from her old life return to trouble her once more?
Book 1 in the brand new Rookery House series by award winning author Rosie Hendry.
Readers absolutely love Rosie Hendry's books:
I enjoy the fabulous communities that Rosie creates within her stories, they are so uplifting and inspiring... Rosie Hendry's gorgeous books are historical fiction at it's very best. - Susanne B Net Galley Reviewer
Rosie has the knack of being able to make the Second World War come alive. Rosie has clearly done a lot of research into Wartime Britain and this shines through in the quality of her writing. - Gingerbookgeek book blog
the writing is wonderful, very descriptive and emotive. - The Comfy Chair Blog Good Reads
Rosie Hendry's style is effortless to read making for a heartwarming and feel good reading experience. - Linda Hill - Good Reads
Such a lovely read, that I read it within one day! - Literacy Indulgence blog
Call the Midwife fans are going to love Rosie Hendry's delightful, dramatic and engrossing new saga that sparkles with so much warmth and heart. - Bookish Jottings blog
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