Down an English Lane

by Margaret Thornton (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2006

  $4.13

  During the Second World War, Maisie Jackson was evacuated to a small market town deep in the Yorkshire Dales, and began a new life there. It is now 1945 and Maisie is 15 years old. She has been corresponding with Bruce Tremaine, while he has been fighting with the RAF, and Maisie believes herself to be in love with him, and indeed, him with her. But when he returns on VE Day, he is not alone. Maisie is devastated and her life is turned upside down. Though Maisie finishes school and eventually settles down, she never entirely forgets about Bruce and perhaps he has never really forgotten her either?

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $4.42

  It is 1945 and in the charming market town of Middlebeck, fifteen-year-old Maisie Jackson is eagerly awaiting the return of RAF pilot Bruce Tremaine. With unfamiliar butterflies in her stomach, Maisie can't help wondering if this is what it feels like to be in love...Her teenage euphoria doesn't last long, however, as when her sweetheart finally arrives, he has a 'friend' in tow - the beautiful and determined Christine Myerscough. Determined, that is, to make herself Bruce's wife. Feeling crushed and betrayed, Maisie decides to move on from Middlebeck and seek her fortune. It isn't long before she's convinced herself she is over her young love. But has Bruce forgotten about her? Beautiful countryside and charming English lanes provide the perfect backdrop to Margaret's cast of enchanting characters in this tale of a love lost...and a love found.