When the Swallows Come Again: Orphaned by war, united by hope

When the Swallows Come Again: Orphaned by war, united by hope

by VictorPemberton (Author)

Synopsis

Mary Trimble doesn't have a penny to her name, and life has been hard since her parents were killed in an air raid two years ago. It's up to her to look after her two young sisters, little brother and elderly granddad. Mary works as an usherette at the Marlborough cinema in the Holloway Road, but her dream is to escape the horrors of London and take her family on a long charabanc trip to some faraway place -- the famous Blue Coach from Victoria Coach Station to Devon. But little does she know her dream will come at a tragic price...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Publisher: Headline
Published: 11 Dec 2008

ISBN 10: 0755334582
ISBN 13: 9780755334582

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. He has worked as a producer for Jim Henson, and set up his own production company, whose first TV documentary won an Emmy Award.