Dickson, Karen,

A songbird in wartime / Karen Dickson. - 408 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.

Shaftesbury, 1936. Mansfield House Hotel has been a refuge for Emily ever since she was orphaned at the age of 16. Not only did they employ her as a chambermaid, it's also where she met her fianc� Tom. When theatre agent Roland stays at the hotel and hears Emily singing, he hatches a plan to get her away from Tom and make her a star. Six years later, Emily has made a name for herself as 'The Bristol Songbird'. Her love for Tom is still as strong as ever, but she's not heard from him since that fateful night long ago... Will Emily and Tom find their way back to one another? Or will the war - and Roland - keep them apart?

Adult.

9780750549431


Orphans--Fiction.
Women household employees--Fiction.
Women singers--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--England--Fiction.


Bristol (England)--Fiction.


Domestic fiction.
Large type books.