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The English wife / Adrienne Chinn.

VE Day 1945. As victory bells ring out across the country, war bride Ellie Burgess' happiness is overshadowed by grief. Her charismatic husband Thomas is still missing in action. Until a letter arrives explaining Thomas is alive and recovering from his injuries across the Atlantic. Travelling to a distant country to live with a man she barely knows is the bravest thing Ellie has ever had to do. But nothing can prepare her for the harsh realities of her new home. September 11th 2001. Sophie Parry is on a plane to New York on the most tragic day in the city's history. While the world watches the news in horror, Sophie's flight is rerouted to a tiny town in Newfoundland and she is forced to seek refuge with her estranged aunt Ellie. Determined to discover what it was that forced her family apart all those years ago, new found secrets may change her life forever...

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
C9009250961 F CHI
Adult fiction   Earlville Branch . . Available .  
C9009163392 F CHI
Adult fiction   Manunda Branch . . On Loan . 11 May 2024
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ISBN 9780008314583 (paperback)
Author Chinn, Adrienne author.
Title The English wife / Adrienne Chinn.
Published London : One More Chapter, 2020.
Physical description 435 pages ; 20 cm.
General note "Will a devastating secret change her future forever?" --Front cover.
Summary VE Day 1945. As victory bells ring out across the country, war bride Ellie Burgess' happiness is overshadowed by grief. Her charismatic husband Thomas is still missing in action. Until a letter arrives explaining Thomas is alive and recovering from his injuries across the Atlantic. Travelling to a distant country to live with a man she barely knows is the bravest thing Ellie has ever had to do. But nothing can prepare her for the harsh realities of her new home. September 11th 2001. Sophie Parry is on a plane to New York on the most tragic day in the city's history. While the world watches the news in horror, Sophie's flight is rerouted to a tiny town in Newfoundland and she is forced to seek refuge with her estranged aunt Ellie. Determined to discover what it was that forced her family apart all those years ago, new found secrets may change her life forever...
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Fiction
War brides -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Family secrets -- Fiction
Aunts -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Romance fiction
Norwich (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
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