Keep the Home Fires Burning
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Keep the Home Fires Burning
By (Author) Anne Bennett
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
1st January 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
Second World War fiction
Family life fiction
Historical fiction
Romantic suspense
Thriller / suspense fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
608
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 34mm
310g
Description
A moving and gripping drama as one family struggles to survive through the strains of the Second World War
The year is 1940 and Bill and Marion Whittaker live happily with their five children in a terraced house on Albert Road in Birmingham.
But when Bill enlists to fight in the Second World War, the family are plunged into poverty. Marion is forced to pawn all her worldly possessions and decides to take in two lodgers, Peggy Wagstaffe and Violet Clooney. These two lively girls bring some light relief to the family and bring with them Peggy's handsome brother Sam who catches the eye of Marion's sixteen-year-old daughter, Sarah.
1944 and the war grinds on. Disaster strikes with an explosion at the local munitions factory, leaving Sarah badly disfigured. Then news arrives that Sam has been blinded in action. Can these two injured souls help each other to repair not only their physical but emotional scars And will Bill return to the safety of family and home
Reviews
Praise for Anne Bennett:
A powerful, heart-wrenching saga of love, loss and family ties Womans Weekly
[Anne Bennett] is blessed with a vivid imagination and a natural aptitude for writing Daily Post
The beauty of Annes books is that they are about normal people and are sewn through with human emotions which affect us all Birmingham Post
Powerfully written Woman Book Club
A brilliant story and very gripping Anne Bennett really brings the characters to life. Its a great read. You wont be able to put the book down Yours
Author Bio
Anne Bennett was born in the Horsefair district of Birmingham. The daughter of Roman Catholic Irish immigrants, she grew up in a tight-knit community. For many years she taught in schools to the north of Birmingham, before an accident put paid to that career. This gave her the chance to write full time. She has four children and four grandchildren. In 2006, after sixteen years in a wheelchair, Anne was able to walk again
