Under an Amber Sky: Family, friendship and romance unite in this heart-warming wartime saga

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During the Blitz of 1940 the Porter family is bombed and Nell Porter regains consciousness to find her parents dead, her home gone and her little sister Pansy in an orphanage. Helped by her mother's friend Peg Mills, Nell eventually rescues Pansy and the girls are given a home with the Mills'. Nell gets a job on a local newspaper and, because the men are away at the war, is promoted to the position of reporter. During her work she stumbles upon a world of crime running parallel with the patriotic selflessness of the majority of the population. When she falls for Gus Granger and subsequently discovers that he is a criminal, she is devastated and fears for her life...

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Praise for Pamela Evans's previous sagas: 'A good traditional romance, and its author has a feeling for the atmosphere of postwar London * Sunday Express *
Very readable * Bella *
The leading characters are finely drawn...crisp prose...a superb and heartwarming read * Irish Independent *
A compelling book * Woman's Realm *
Well peopled with warm personalities * Liverpool Post *
There's a special kind of warmth that shines through the characters in Evans' novels... An uplifting love story with all the right ingredients * Lancashire Evening Post *
This book touched me very, very much. It's lovely * North Wales Chronicle *

Author Bio

Pamela Evans was born and brought up in Hanwell in the Borough of Ealing, London, the youngest of six children. She has two sons and five grandchildren, and now lives in Wales.