A Long Way Home: The road to happiness is never easy…

A Long Way Home: The road to happiness is never easy…

by VictorPemberton (Author)

Synopsis

The new wartime saga from the hugely popular Victor Pemberton is 'History with a heart on its sleeve' Northern Echo It's 1939 when Hannah and Louie Adams wave goodbye to their mother and home in Holloway, leaving for the safety of the Hertfordshire countryside. The girls try to settle in with their new foster-parents, but the Bullocks are stern people, and when they send the homesick Louie to another family, the Beedles, Hannah is devastated. At least Louie is happy with the Beedles, whilst Hannah befriends their son Rupert. But as the Bullocks become more unbearable, Hannah decides there's only one way out -- she must walk back to Blitz-torn Islington. Thirty-six hours later, a cold, weary and frightened girl arrives home to a shocking sight...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publisher: Headline
Published: 03 May 2007

ISBN 10: 0755334558
ISBN 13: 9780755334551

Author Bio
Victor Pemberton is a successful radio playwright and TV producer, and has worked with some of the great names of entertainment, including Benny Hill and Dodie Smith, had a longstanding correspondence with Stan Laurel and scripted and produced many of the BBC's Dr Who series. In recent years he has worked as a producer for Jim Henson, and set up his own production company, whose first TV documentary won an Emmy Award.