Home for Christmas

Name: Home for Christmas
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SKU: 9780007361519
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Summary

Home for Christmas by Annie Groves is a heartwarming romance set against the backdrop of wartime London. It follows a group of characters each grappling with their own struggles and hopes for a brighter future. As they navigate the challenges of love and friendship amidst the turmoil of war, the story explores themes of resilience, the enduring spirit of family, and the longing for home during the festive season.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy heartwarming romance stories set during the festive season, filled with themes of love, hope, and family. If you appreciate tales where characters navigate personal challenges and rediscover the true meaning of home and togetherness, then this heartstring-tugging narrative will be a delightful read.

Home for Christmas

A heart-warming story of love and friendship in wartime from the bestselling author of Where the Heart is and London Belles.

Description

A heart-warming story of love and friendship in wartime from the bestselling author of Where the Heart is and London Belles.

It's September 1940 and the London Blitz has begun. For the four girls living at No. 13 Article Row, life must go on, despite the nightly bombing raids.

Underground employee, Agnes, is working round the clock to deal with the huge influx of people seeking safety in her station, while Dulcie is trying hard to make peace with her mother.

Nurse Sally returns to Liverpool and gets a shocking reminder of the past, but this is pushed from her mind when a dreadful accident occurs.

As Christmas approaches, her friend Tilly meets a handsome young American called Drew. Could he be the one to mend her broken heart?

As the bombs continue to rain down on a wintery London, the girls do their best to create some Christmas cheer – but the only present they really want is to be home for Christmas.

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Reviews suggest Home for Christmas is best enjoyed with seasonal treats, and it's praised for being an engaging and heartwarming family saga. Annie Groves is commended for crafting a stirring narrative set against a backdrop of significant societal change, capturing the emotional journey of its characters. The story is described as both heartwrenching and uplifting, highlighting the impact of personal choices amid broader historical shifts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780007361519

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 336

Collections

Annie Groves Christmas Books and Gifts Fiction General Fiction Romance

About the Author

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.