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'The beauty of Anne's books is that they are about normal people and are sewn through with human emotions which affect us all' Birmingham Post
This is a heart-warming tale of a woman overcoming heartache and bereavement. The story starts in drab post-war Birmingham with the difficulties of ration books, clothing coupons and the bitter winter of 1947. Hannah has loved and lost her soldier on the Normandy beaches and has had to make a great sacrifice to survive, but it looks as though she may have another chance of happiness when she receives a proposal of marriage. But her new husband turns out to be mean-spirited, cruel and abusive. Even when her much-wanted daughter is born, circumstances prevent a close relationship between the two and, as Angela grows up, a secret from Hannah's past threatens even that precarious relationship. Often isolated and unsupported by her family back in Ireland, failing too to find compassion from some representatives of the faith which keeps her in her loveless marriage, Hannah has to find her own strength to survive. She does have Jessie, the niece whom she has raised because Jessie's own family cannot, and she has the love of a decent man, Vic; there are many hurdles and scandals to overcome, though, before she has a real prospect of having a close and unified family. Events in the years after the Second World War, such as the Festival of Britain, the Coronation, the arrival of the Pill and demonstrations against the Vietnam War form a backdrop to the story and help to flesh out the characters as they adapt to changing circumstances; the change in attitude towards those girls unfortunate enough to be in Hannah's position gives relevance and resonance to her story, which is written without excessive sentiment and with sympathetic and believable central characters. (Kirkus UK)
This is a heart-warming tale of a woman overcoming heartache and bereavement. The story starts in drab post-war Birmingham with the difficulties of ration books, clothing coupons and the bitter winter of 1947. Hannah has loved and lost her soldier on the Normandy beaches and has had to make a great sacrifice to survive, but it looks as though she may have another chance of happiness when she receives a proposal of marriage. But her new husband turns out to be mean-spirited, cruel and abusive. Even when her much-wanted daughter is born, circumstances prevent a close relationship between the two and, as Angela grows up, a secret from Hannah's past threatens even that precarious relationship. Often isolated and unsupported by her family back in Ireland, failing too to find compassion from some representatives of the faith which keeps her in her loveless marriage, Hannah has to find her own strength to survive. She does have Jessie, the niece whom she has raised because Jessie's own family cannot, and she has the love of a decent man, Vic; there are many hurdles and scandals to overcome, though, before she has a real prospect of having a close and unified family. Events in the years after the Second World War, such as the Festival of Britain, the Coronation, the arrival of the Pill and demonstrations against the Vietnam War form a backdrop to the story and help to flesh out the characters as they adapt to changing circumstances; the change in attitude towards those girls unfortunate enough to be in Hannah's position gives relevance and resonance to her story, which is written without excessive sentiment and with sympathetic and believable central characters. (Kirkus UK)
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Heartwarming and gritty family saga set in the Midlands in the aftermath of World War Two Hannah Delaney is a young woman with a secret. It is not one that she can share with her large family still back home in Ireland, and especially not with her dying sister. Hannah's moved to England to build a better life, and has met and fallen in love with a young soldier. They intend to marry on his next leave, but then comes D Day, and he doesn't return. Hannah is left alone and pregnant. Surrendering her baby to the nuns is the only option, and Hannah grimly picks up the pieces and goes to work in a Birmingham guesthouse. Common sense tells her to agree to marry sensible Arthur Bradley, but he too has a secret. And secrets will not remain hidden for ever...
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