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A home from home / Rosie Hendry.
By: Hendry, Rosie.
Series: Hendry, Rosie. Home from home: Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2022Description: 168 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750549660.Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction | Female friendship -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Norfolk (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Norfolk, 1944. Poor Gracie wakes each morning worrying about whether she'll ever get to see her airman husband again. And Phylly is trying - and failing - to encourage Jimmy, an evacuee from London, to open up about his heartbreaking past. When they meet Edwin, a handsome airman from the American Airforce, it soon becomes clear that Jimmy isn't the only one playing his cards close to his chest. But what could Edwin wish to hide from the girls? Being a Land Girl means back-breaking work in all weathers, and the girls are determined to do their bit to support the war effort. As their hardship grows, will the friendship between Phylly and Gracie be strong enough to see them through?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Issued | 09/05/2024 | 38055013158159 |
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Norfolk, 1944. Poor Gracie wakes each morning worrying about whether she'll ever get to see her airman husband again. And Phylly is trying - and failing - to encourage Jimmy, an evacuee from London, to open up about his heartbreaking past. When they meet Edwin, a handsome airman from the American Airforce, it soon becomes clear that Jimmy isn't the only one playing his cards close to his chest. But what could Edwin wish to hide from the girls? Being a Land Girl means back-breaking work in all weathers, and the girls are determined to do their bit to support the war effort. As their hardship grows, will the friendship between Phylly and Gracie be strong enough to see them through?
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