| Description |
452 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
In the disorderly evacuation of Southampton, England, newly married Ellen Parr finds a small child asleep on the backseat of an empty bus. No one knows who little Pamela is. Ellen professed not to want children with her older husband, and when she takes Pamela into her home and rapidly into her heart, she discovers that this is true: Ellen doesn't want children. She wants only Pamela. Three golden years pass as the Second World War rages on. Then one day Pamela is taken away, screaming. Ellen is no stranger to sorrow, but when she returns to the quiet village life she's long lived, she finds herself asking: In a world changed by war, is it fair to wish for an unchanged heart? |
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Caring for a lost child during the chaotic 1940 evacuation of her once-quiet Southampton village, a woman who never believed she wanted children finds herself unexpectedly at a loss when the child is taken away. |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
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Evacuation of civilians -- England -- Fiction.
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Evacuation of civilians. (OCoLC)fst00916969
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Family life -- General.
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Coming of age.
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction.
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9780735218864 (hardcover) |
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0735218862 (hardcover) |
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