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Her wartime secret / Emma Hornby.
By: Hornby, Emma.
Publisher: Leicester : Thorpe, Magna, 2022Description: 372 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750549363.Subject(s): Husband and wife -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Fiction | Bolton (Greater Manchester, England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Lancashire, 1940. Janie and her husband James have a strong, loving marriage. A move from an inner-city slum to a peaceful new estate outside of Bolton should have been a fresh start for them and their three children, but when war is declared and James announces he has signed up, Janie fears it's the beginning of the end. Janie does her best to make do, forging friendships in her new community. But when James comes home on leave a traumatised man, and then goes AWOL, Janie's heart goes out to him. Determined to keep him safe, she plans to hide him in their new house. But how long can they keep the secret, and what threats lie ahead if they're found out?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Available | 38055013153929 |
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Lancashire, 1940. Janie and her husband James have a strong, loving marriage. A move from an inner-city slum to a peaceful new estate outside of Bolton should have been a fresh start for them and their three children, but when war is declared and James announces he has signed up, Janie fears it's the beginning of the end. Janie does her best to make do, forging friendships in her new community. But when James comes home on leave a traumatised man, and then goes AWOL, Janie's heart goes out to him. Determined to keep him safe, she plans to hide him in their new house. But how long can they keep the secret, and what threats lie ahead if they're found out?
Adult.