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Sto caricando le informazioni... Keep the Home Fires Burning (2015)di Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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The year is 1915, and the war is raging on . . . The war was not 'over by Christmas' after all and as 1915 begins, the Hunters begin to settle into wartime life. Diana, the eldest Hunter daughter, sees her fiance off to the Front but doesn't expect such coldness from her future mother-in-law. David's battalion is almost ready to be sent to the Front, but how will Beattie's fragile peace of mind endure? Below stairs, Ethel, the under housemaid, is tired of having her beaux go off to war so she deliberately sets her sights on a man who works on the railway, believing he won't be allowed to volunteer. Eric turns out to be decent, honest and he genuinely cares about Ethel - is this the man who could give her a new life? The Hunters, their servants and their neighbours soon realise that war is not just for the soldiers, but it's for everyone to win, and every new atrocity that is reported bolsters British determination: this is a war that must be won at all costs. Keep the Home Fires Burning is the second book in the War at Home series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, author of the much-loved Morland Dynasty novels. Set against the real events of 1915, this is an evocative, authentic and wonderfully depicted drama featuring the Hunter family and their servants. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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 Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni...GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.92Literature English English fiction Modern Period 2000-Classificazione LCVotoMedia: (3.6)
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We follow along with the Hunter family and while eldest sister, Diana experiences a terrible loss, younger sister, Sadie continues to train horses to be sent to the French front. She is feeling an attraction to the local vet, John Courcy, but he then enlists and is off to France. The two elder Hunter brothers, David and Bobby have enlisted as well. David is fighting from the trenches in France while Bobby has decided to become a pilot. There are a number of characters to follow and at times I had to stop and refresh my memory on how they were all connected to the Hunter family. Some are relatives, some are servants and some are friends but all are being touched by the war and having to make changes and sacrifices in their own lives.
This book ends as 1915 comes to a close and I am now looking forward to the next book, The Land of My Dreams which will cover 1916. The author is an accomplished writer and her research is impeccable making these books not only a great story but also very informative on all aspects of Britain at war. (