| The Heart of the Family Contributor(s): Groves, Annie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0007265905 ISBN-13: 9780007265909 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Liverpool is under bombardment as never before--but the Campion family refuses to give in. The family has always stuck together through danger and sorrow, but even they begin to wonder if it's time to take their youngest, the twins, to safety away from the bombing raids. The twins have other worries on their minds; having been inseparable, they now realize that they each have different ambitions--and Lou isn't sure she'll find what she wants close to home. Meanwhile, cousin Bella is managing a creche and discovers that life isn't all about pleasure. She's the last person her family would expect to help anyone; but when a figure from the past turns up on the doorstep, Bella's unexpected reserves of compassion are revealed. From hardship and heartbreak, surviving the toughest of times, the Campions know they can make it through if they have one another. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 4.48" W x 7.1" (0.54 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The much-loved author of ACROSS THE MERSEY tells of Liverpool under bombardment as never before - but the Campion family refuses to give in. The Campions have always stuck together through danger and sorrow, but even they begin to wonder if it's time to take their youngest, the twins, to safety away from the bombing raids. The twins have other worries on their minds; having been inseparable, they now realise that they each have different ambitions - and Lou isn't sure she'll find what she wants close to home. Meanwhile, cousin Bella is managing a creche and discovers that life isn't all about pleasure. She's the last person her family would expect to help anyone; but when a figure from the past turns up on the doorstep, Bella's unexpected reserves of compassion are revealed. From hardship and heartbreak, surviving the toughest of times, the Campions know they can make it through if they have one another. |
Contributor Bio(s): Groves, Annie: - " Annie Groves was the creation of the much-loved writer, Penny Halsall, who died in 2011. Penny was born and lived in the north-west of England all of her life and the Annie Groves novels drew on her family's history, picked up from listening to her grandmother's stories as a child. Penny's legacy of heart-warming and uplifting novels lives on through writer Jenny Shaw - who knew Penny personally for many years. " |