A Wartime Summer - A captivating family saga set during WWII

Hope and opportunity can come from even the bleakest of moments...
Left homeless after the Exeter Blitz, May must find a job if she's to put a roof over her head and help support her two younger sisters. Taking a job as housekeeper to farmer George, May soon ends up getting stuck into more than just cleaning and cooking.
The Ministry of Agriculture will close Fair Maids Farm if it doesn't meet their produce targets, but George refuses to heed their warnings. With only two reluctant Land Girls to help, May receives unexpected guidance from Dan, a neighbouring farmer, whose kindness gets tongues wagging in the village.
But secrets and sabotage lie ahead - can May hold her own in a world she's unfamiliar with and turn the fortunes of the farm around?
An uplifting and captivating Second World War saga for fans of Rosie Clarke and Katie Flynn.Praise for A Wartime Summer
'Full of engaging characters and a fabulous countryside setting. A heartwarming and uplifting story that's hard to put down.' Rosie Hendry
'I got swept away in this wonderful, uplifting tale. I was smiling one moment, crying the next. A must-read!' Vicki Beeby

About the author

Inspired by the Malory Towers and St. Clare's novels of Enid Blyton, Rosie spent much of her childhood either with her nose in a book or writing stories and plays, enlisting the neighbours' children to perform them to anyone who would watch.
Professional life, though, was to take her into a world of structure and rules, where creativity was frowned upon. It wasn't until she was finally able to leave rigid thinking behind that she returned to writing, her research into her ancestry and a growing fascination for rural life in the nineteenth century inspiring and shaping her early stories.
She now resides with her husband in North Devon - the setting for the Woodicombe House Saga - where she enjoys the area's natural history, exploring the dramatic scenery, and keeping busy on her allotment.

Product details

• Authors: Rosie Meddon
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781800326613
• ISBN: 978-1-80032-661-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Series: The Sisters' War
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; FICTION / War & Military, Sagas, Historical romance, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Friendship, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, Devon, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship, Seasonal interest: Summer, Second World War, Family & relationships, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Agriculture and farming, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Family and health, Midsummer, Family saga / generational saga fiction