Now the War Is Over

b>Now the War is Over is a moving story of post-war hardship and the struggles of a reunited family, featuring characters from Annie Murray's bestselling War Babies./b>The Second World War has finally come to a close. Birmingham is welcoming home its menfolk, and a new chapter is beginning in Rachel Booker's life. Her husband has returned, and the family that struggled for survival throughout the uncertain war years is now together. But family life settles into a routine and Rachel, unsatisfied, starts to yearn for more'Melly, Rachel's eldest daughter, is a child of the war. She grew up in the bombed-out streets of Birmingham and has never known anything other than the hungry ration years and supporting her mother and younger brother Tommy. But times are changing and Melly now has a fresh future ahead of her. She's determined to make the most of life and her greatest wish is to become a nurse.As the gloom of the 1940s passes by and the promise of the 1950s dawns, a whole new world of opportunity opens up to Rachel and Melly - but with this come new challenges and tough choices. They will each have to decide whether their loyalties still lie with the family and friends they clung to throughout the war years or if it's time to move on . . .

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Annie Murray, Murray Annie
• Verlag: Pan Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.04.2016
• EAN: 9781447286301
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-8630-1
• Seiten: 544
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 197 mm x 33 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Märchen, Sagen, Legenden; Romance, Historical romance, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, Warwickshire, West Midlands, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)