The Yorkshire farm girl / Diane Allen.
By: Allen, Diane, (Romantic fiction writer).
Publisher: London : Macmillan, 2023Description: 320 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529093100 (hbk.) :; 1529093104 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): General | General Fiction | Yorkshire | 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 | Modern & contemporary fiction | Historical romance | Generational sagas | Yorkshire Dales (England) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionSummary: Diane Allen's 'The Yorkshire Farm Girl' is a heartfelt novel of a family dreaming of a better life when war looms on the horizon. Life is hard for the Fothergill family as they try to make a living on their Dale farm. Bob Fothergill has set his sights on buying his own farm instead of renting the one they currently hold. Sally his teenage daughter wishes her father would see that she could help more with the farm, but he believes that a girls place is in the home. Ben, their youngest, has no interest in farming so is ignored. Sally's mother makes do knowing her husband wants what's best for them. But when Bob decides to take a well-paid part time job, collecting milk for the local dairy, it causes friction in the family, bringing tension to New Year's Day, 1939. Ivy and Sally's lives change.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Newton-le-Willows Library Novels | Issued | 23/05/2024 | 38055400023584 |
Diane Allen's 'The Yorkshire Farm Girl' is a heartfelt novel of a family dreaming of a better life when war looms on the horizon. Life is hard for the Fothergill family as they try to make a living on their Dale farm. Bob Fothergill has set his sights on buying his own farm instead of renting the one they currently hold. Sally his teenage daughter wishes her father would see that she could help more with the farm, but he believes that a girls place is in the home. Ben, their youngest, has no interest in farming so is ignored. Sally's mother makes do knowing her husband wants what's best for them. But when Bob decides to take a well-paid part time job, collecting milk for the local dairy, it causes friction in the family, bringing tension to New Year's Day, 1939. Ivy and Sally's lives change.