The Evacuee Christmas: Heartwarming historical WWII saga about an evacuee family at Christmas

The Evacuee Christmas: Heartwarming historical WWII saga about an evacuee family at Christmas

by KatieKing (Author)

Synopsis

A heart-warming story of friendship and family during the first Christmas of World War Two.

Autumn 1939 and London prepares to evacuate its young. In No 5 Jubilee Street, Bermondsey, ten-year-old Connie is determined to show her parents that she's a brave girl and can look after her twin brother, Jessie. She won't cry, not while anyone's watching.

In the crisp Yorkshire Dales, Connie and Jessie are billeted to a rambling vicarage. Kindly but chaotic, Reverend Braithwaite is determined to keep his London charges on the straight and narrow, but the twins soon find adventures of their own. As autumn turns to winter, Connie's dearest wish is that war will end and they will be home for Christmas. But this Christmas Eve there will be an unexpected arrival...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: HQ
Published: 19 Oct 2017

ISBN 10: 000825754X
ISBN 13: 9780008257545

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`A heart-warming tale of friendship and family' Woman

Author Bio

Katie King is a new voice to the saga market. She lives in Kent, and has worked in publishing. She has a keen interest in twentieth-century history and was inspired by a period spent living in South East London.