The Evacuee Christmas: Heartwarming historical WWII saga about an evacuee family at Christmas

di Katie King (Autore)

Helen Keeley (Narratore)

HQ, 2017

A heart-warming story of friendship and family during the first Christmas of World War Two. Autumn 1939 and London prepares to evacuate its young. In No 5 Jubilee Street, Bermondsey, ten-year-old Connie is determined to show her parents that she’s a brave girl and can look after her twin brother, Jessie. She won’t cry, not while anyone’s watching. In the crisp Yorkshire Dales, Connie and Jessie are billeted to a rambling vicarage. Kindly but chaotic, Reverend Braithwaite is determined to keep his London charges on the straight and narrow, but the twins soon find adventures of their own. As autumn turns to winter, Connie’s dearest wish is that war will end and they will be home for Christmas. But this Christmas Eve there will be an unexpected arrival… Praise for The Evacuee Series: ‘A heart-warming read’ My Weekly ‘A delightful, nostalgic read’ Woman 'This delightful read captures a sense of nostalgia and weaves together the dramas of a cast of heart-warming characters’ Woman In this best-selling historical saga, Katie King masterfully depicts life during the military era. The top-rated fiction is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of war, making it one of the most compelling sagas of the year. For fans of Rosie Hendry (The Mother's Day Victory), Daisy Styles (The Wartime Midwives), Vicki Beeby (Christmas with the Ops Room Girls), Elaine Everest (The Teashop Girls at War), and Maisie Thomas (Christmas with the Railway Girls).

• Autore: Katie King
• Narratore: Helen Keeley
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 08:16:57
• Anno edizione: 2017
• Editore: HQ
• EAN: 9780008257569

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