Orphans of war / Sylvia Broady.
By: Broady, Sylvia [author].
Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2023Edition: Large print edition.Description: 396 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750550345.Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Fiction | Orphans -- Fiction | Family secrets -- Fiction | Interpersonal relations -- Fiction | Hull (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Sixteen-year-old Charlotte Kirby believes she's all alone in the world when her mother is killed in a bombing raid. But then a mysterious aunt comes forward and offers her a home in the small Yorkshire village where she and her husband George run the local pub. Charlotte finds it hard to adjust to rural life. She doesn't mind helping out in the pub, but she can't understand why her Aunt Hilda seems to resent her so. When a group of French orphans are brought to live in the big house, Charlotte volunteers to help look after them - and finds a new purpose in life. Then a band of Free French soldiers is billeted in the village, including a handsome young officer... But Emile has a tragedy in his past - and Charlotte must uncover both his and her own family's secrets if she and Emile are to have a chance of happiness.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Thatto Heath Library Large Print | Available | 38055013161427 |
Sixteen-year-old Charlotte Kirby believes she's all alone in the world when her mother is killed in a bombing raid. But then a mysterious aunt comes forward and offers her a home in the small Yorkshire village where she and her husband George run the local pub. Charlotte finds it hard to adjust to rural life. She doesn't mind helping out in the pub, but she can't understand why her Aunt Hilda seems to resent her so. When a group of French orphans are brought to live in the big house, Charlotte volunteers to help look after them - and finds a new purpose in life. Then a band of Free French soldiers is billeted in the village, including a handsome young officer... But Emile has a tragedy in his past - and Charlotte must uncover both his and her own family's secrets if she and Emile are to have a chance of happiness.
Adult.