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Beneath a Frosty Moon
From the top-ten bestselling author of Snowflakes in the Wind comes a heart-breaking saga set in WWII Britain.In Rita Bradshaw's Beneath a Frosty Moon, it’s 1940 and Britain is at war with Germany. For Cora Stubbs and her younger siblings this means being evacuated to the safety of the English countryside. But, little does Cora know that Hitler’s bombs are nothing compared to the danger she will face in her new home, and she is forced to grow up fast.However, Cora is a fighter and she strives to carve a new life for herself and her siblings. Time passes, and in the midst of grief and loss she falls in love, but what other tragedies lie around the corner?As womanhood beckons, can Cora ever escape her troubled past and the lost love who continues to haunt her dreams and cast shadows over her days?
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Published November 15, 2018
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Rita Bradshaw
48 books112 followersRita Bradshaw was born on 1949 in Northampton, England, where she was educated as a good Christian. She met Clive, her husband, at the age of 16 andnow the magic is still there. They have three lovely children, Cara, Faye, and Benjamin, and have always had a menagerie of animals in the house, whichat the present is confined to two endearing and very comical dogs who wouldmake a great double act on TV! The children, friends, and pets all keep thehouse buzzing and the food cupboards empty but Helen wouldn't have it anyother way. She still lives today in Northampton with her family. Althoughhaving enjoyed some wonderful holidays abroad she has never been tempted tolive anywhere else, although she rather likes the idea of a holiday homeclose to the sea one day.
Being a committed Christian and fervent animal lover she finds spare time is always at a premium, but long walks in the countryside with her husband and dogs, meals out followed by the cinema or theatre, reading, swimming,and having friends over for dinner are all fitted in somehow. She also enjoys sitting in her wonderfully therapeutic, rambling old garden in thesun with a glass of red wine, (under the guise of resting while thinking ofcourse!)
For years, she was a secretary. She began writing in 1990 as sheapproached that milestone of a birthday 40! She realized her two teenage ambitions (writing a novel and learning to drive) had been lost amid babiesand hectic family life, so set about resurrecting them.
Her first novel was for Mills and Boon and was accepted after one rewrite in 1992 as Helen Brooks, and she passed her driving test (the former was a joy and the latteran unmitigated nightmare!) She has written 50 novels as well as several sagas as Rita Bradshaw.
Since becoming a full-time writer she has found her occupation one of purejoy and often surprised when her characters develop a mind of their own bu tshe loves exploring what makes people tick and finds the old adage "truth isstranger than fiction" to be absolutely true. She would love to hear from any readers care of Mills & Boon.
Being a committed Christian and fervent animal lover she finds spare time is always at a premium, but long walks in the countryside with her husband and dogs, meals out followed by the cinema or theatre, reading, swimming,and having friends over for dinner are all fitted in somehow. She also enjoys sitting in her wonderfully therapeutic, rambling old garden in thesun with a glass of red wine, (under the guise of resting while thinking ofcourse!)
For years, she was a secretary. She began writing in 1990 as sheapproached that milestone of a birthday 40! She realized her two teenage ambitions (writing a novel and learning to drive) had been lost amid babiesand hectic family life, so set about resurrecting them.
Her first novel was for Mills and Boon and was accepted after one rewrite in 1992 as Helen Brooks, and she passed her driving test (the former was a joy and the latteran unmitigated nightmare!) She has written 50 novels as well as several sagas as Rita Bradshaw.
Since becoming a full-time writer she has found her occupation one of purejoy and often surprised when her characters develop a mind of their own bu tshe loves exploring what makes people tick and finds the old adage "truth isstranger than fiction" to be absolutely true. She would love to hear from any readers care of Mills & Boon.
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September 6, 2019
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Working my way along my library’s ‘Best Sellers’ section, I was delighted to find this war time saga. It’s been a while since I have read a book of this genre and I do like variety in my reading. Labelled as a ‘gritty’ saga, I couldn’t agree with this more: Bradshaw has turned a traditional war time saga on its head and offered something with a bit of bite.
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Working my way along my library’s ‘Best Sellers’ section, I was delighted to find this war time saga. It’s been a while since I have read a book of this genre and I do like variety in my reading. Labelled as a ‘gritty’ saga, I couldn’t agree with this more: Bradshaw has turned a traditional war time saga on its head and offered something with a bit of bite.
For my full review, visit me at https://mrsbrownsbooks.wordpress.com/...
May 8, 2019
Three and a half stars.
With England at war with Germany and her husband Gregory away fighting, Nancy Stubbs regretfully sends her children off to the safety of the country. Cora and her sisters are taken to the home of Mr and Mrs Burns. Their brother Horace and friend Wilfred, who has grown up in an abusive home and consequently spent much of his young life with Cora and her family, are taken to a neighbouring farm. Cora soon finds out life in the country is hard work and not such a safe place after all. Unease and danger exists as Cora tries to protect herself and her sisters from it. Cora is a plucky, strong willed girl, not afraid to speak her mind. She constantly cares for and seeks to protect those she loves. As she grows older Cora falls in love with Jed, son of the family who own the neighbouring farm where Horace and Wilfred are. Shocking events intervene and a manipulative person is quick to turn this situation to his advantage. What will this mean for Cora, her love for Jed and her life?
A lot of terrible events and issues are raised in this historical novel. They are handled without too much graphic detail. But enough to show what is happening. The characters are well drawn. Some are likeable, some change over the course of the story and others are despicable. Cora is very easy to like and feel sympathy for, as she has had to grow up too soon and shoulder a lot of responsibility. The story deals with the deprivation and horrors of war but also with love, perversion and obsession.
I found it an interesting read although at times it did seem to drag just a little. But I certainly wanted to keep reading and see how events played out. Forgiveness is a theme that comes into play and it is beautifully handled. This is my first book by this author and I would be interested to read more of her work. Those who like stories set around World War 2 should enjoy this book. Focusing on the evacuation of children makes it a bit different to some other book set around the war period I have read. It is a thought provoking read that highlights the way people often treat others, both good and bad.
With England at war with Germany and her husband Gregory away fighting, Nancy Stubbs regretfully sends her children off to the safety of the country. Cora and her sisters are taken to the home of Mr and Mrs Burns. Their brother Horace and friend Wilfred, who has grown up in an abusive home and consequently spent much of his young life with Cora and her family, are taken to a neighbouring farm. Cora soon finds out life in the country is hard work and not such a safe place after all. Unease and danger exists as Cora tries to protect herself and her sisters from it. Cora is a plucky, strong willed girl, not afraid to speak her mind. She constantly cares for and seeks to protect those she loves. As she grows older Cora falls in love with Jed, son of the family who own the neighbouring farm where Horace and Wilfred are. Shocking events intervene and a manipulative person is quick to turn this situation to his advantage. What will this mean for Cora, her love for Jed and her life?
A lot of terrible events and issues are raised in this historical novel. They are handled without too much graphic detail. But enough to show what is happening. The characters are well drawn. Some are likeable, some change over the course of the story and others are despicable. Cora is very easy to like and feel sympathy for, as she has had to grow up too soon and shoulder a lot of responsibility. The story deals with the deprivation and horrors of war but also with love, perversion and obsession.
I found it an interesting read although at times it did seem to drag just a little. But I certainly wanted to keep reading and see how events played out. Forgiveness is a theme that comes into play and it is beautifully handled. This is my first book by this author and I would be interested to read more of her work. Those who like stories set around World War 2 should enjoy this book. Focusing on the evacuation of children makes it a bit different to some other book set around the war period I have read. It is a thought provoking read that highlights the way people often treat others, both good and bad.
August 17, 2019
When I started this book I wasn’t very enthusiastic, it seemed to be just another wartime saga but, I carried on and gradually started to enjoy it.
It was a wartime saga but with a different outcome and at times quite sad.
I think that things like that did go in on those days but, people and children were different and were fighting for their lives.
I’m glad I read it and thanks to my lovely daughter for recommending it to me.
It was a wartime saga but with a different outcome and at times quite sad.
I think that things like that did go in on those days but, people and children were different and were fighting for their lives.
I’m glad I read it and thanks to my lovely daughter for recommending it to me.
December 31, 2018
What a lovely heartbreaking story of evacuees during world war 2 of them growing up amongst friends and some times nasty people.Cora is a lovely girl and along with her siblings must settle in the billet they are in but after a few days they find there are a few strange things going on at the farm.As time passes cora is determined to look out for the young girls along with her sisters and to stay away from farmer burns.As time passes the evacuees grow and life changes and cora falls in love with jed as they get to know each other she knows he is her soul mate.I won't say any more except to say read this book it is a fantastic book and worth more than 5*
December 7, 2018
I have read a couple of Rita’s books now and I really enjoyed them. I was invited to take part in the blog blitz for ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ and I couldn’t wait to get stuck into the book. Boy oh boy ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ is one seriously fantastically well written book that on occasion had me in bits. I absolutely ADORED it and for me, it’s easily Rita’s best book so far.
I took to and felt for the character of Cora Stubbs right from the first time I met her. She is the eldest of five siblings and she has had to grow up before her time. Cora and her family live in Sunderland and they have already been evacuated to the countryside once. The children returned to the family home but then are evacuated again. Cora takes on the role of mother to her siblings. The second evacuation does not go well at all. I don’t want to type too much about exactly what happens during this ‘placement’ as I would hate to spoil the book for anybody. Cora matches her ginger hair in that she is feisty, brave, temperamental, rebellious and determined. She doesn’t hesitate to jump in to defend others if she feels that they are in danger. Cora does have some friends but none are closer that Wilfred, who is one of her neighbours and he does come from an abusive household, where he was physically abused by his parents. Cora does find love, whilst she is in the second placement but things don’t go smoothly courtesy of one jealous lad. I felt for Cora when she and the children were evacuated because they were taken out from their familiar surroundings and are literally dumped in the middle of nowhere. Cora and her siblings do love their parents but at times Cora feels as though their parents have abandoned them.
Where do I start with ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’? First things first, it was one heck of an emotive read that really got to me. Rita writes about the darker side of the evacuation placements and whilst I knew some of what happened, I was shocked to realise just how bad things could be and were. Rita writes about some pretty disturbing subjects but she writes with great sensitivity and compassion. She certainly doesn’t hold anything back. Rita writes so convincingly that I felt as though I went through every single emotion that the various characters were feeling. On several occasions I felt a lump in my throat and my eyes well up with tears. If I could have jumped inside the pages to sort out those that were harming Cora and her friends, then I would have done. It was as if I wanted to take my anger out on certain characters.
The characters in ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ were so realistically written that they seemed to leap off the page and come to life. I found that I was even imagining who could play which character should this book be adapted for television. I will be very surprised if the rights to ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ are not snapped up sooner rather than later.
I loved the fact that ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ is set in Sunderland, Co. Durham and the Northumberland countryside. Before anybody starts- yes I know that Sunderland is not in County Durham today but it used to be and it certainly was during the Second World War. I had relatives that lived in Sunderland during the war and reading this book somehow helped me to feel closer to them and to have a greater understanding of the conditions in which they lived. Some people won’t understand that but some people will know what I mean. I loved reading about places with which I am familiar.
I was hooked on this book from the moment I picked the book up and began to read. It didn’t take me long at all to get into the story. ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ is simply an unputdownable book. The book wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it came everywhere with me and I couldn’t bear to be parted from the book. I took every opportunity that I could to read just a bit more and then a bit more and so on and so forth. Well you get the picture. I would pick the book up only intending to read a chapter or two but I would still be sat reading several chapters later. I had mixed feelings about finishing ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ and I don’t mean that to sound negative. I was pleased to finish because it meant that I knew how the story ended but I was enjoying everything about the book that I just wanted it to continue.
In short I absolutely ADORED reading ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ and I would definitely recommend it to other readers. I can’t wait to read what Rita Bradshaw comes up with next. Here’s hoping that I don’t have too long to wait. Whilst I wait I will definitely be reading more of her back catalogue and I just know that I will enjoy them just as much as this one. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.
I took to and felt for the character of Cora Stubbs right from the first time I met her. She is the eldest of five siblings and she has had to grow up before her time. Cora and her family live in Sunderland and they have already been evacuated to the countryside once. The children returned to the family home but then are evacuated again. Cora takes on the role of mother to her siblings. The second evacuation does not go well at all. I don’t want to type too much about exactly what happens during this ‘placement’ as I would hate to spoil the book for anybody. Cora matches her ginger hair in that she is feisty, brave, temperamental, rebellious and determined. She doesn’t hesitate to jump in to defend others if she feels that they are in danger. Cora does have some friends but none are closer that Wilfred, who is one of her neighbours and he does come from an abusive household, where he was physically abused by his parents. Cora does find love, whilst she is in the second placement but things don’t go smoothly courtesy of one jealous lad. I felt for Cora when she and the children were evacuated because they were taken out from their familiar surroundings and are literally dumped in the middle of nowhere. Cora and her siblings do love their parents but at times Cora feels as though their parents have abandoned them.
Where do I start with ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’? First things first, it was one heck of an emotive read that really got to me. Rita writes about the darker side of the evacuation placements and whilst I knew some of what happened, I was shocked to realise just how bad things could be and were. Rita writes about some pretty disturbing subjects but she writes with great sensitivity and compassion. She certainly doesn’t hold anything back. Rita writes so convincingly that I felt as though I went through every single emotion that the various characters were feeling. On several occasions I felt a lump in my throat and my eyes well up with tears. If I could have jumped inside the pages to sort out those that were harming Cora and her friends, then I would have done. It was as if I wanted to take my anger out on certain characters.
The characters in ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ were so realistically written that they seemed to leap off the page and come to life. I found that I was even imagining who could play which character should this book be adapted for television. I will be very surprised if the rights to ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ are not snapped up sooner rather than later.
I loved the fact that ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ is set in Sunderland, Co. Durham and the Northumberland countryside. Before anybody starts- yes I know that Sunderland is not in County Durham today but it used to be and it certainly was during the Second World War. I had relatives that lived in Sunderland during the war and reading this book somehow helped me to feel closer to them and to have a greater understanding of the conditions in which they lived. Some people won’t understand that but some people will know what I mean. I loved reading about places with which I am familiar.
I was hooked on this book from the moment I picked the book up and began to read. It didn’t take me long at all to get into the story. ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ is simply an unputdownable book. The book wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it came everywhere with me and I couldn’t bear to be parted from the book. I took every opportunity that I could to read just a bit more and then a bit more and so on and so forth. Well you get the picture. I would pick the book up only intending to read a chapter or two but I would still be sat reading several chapters later. I had mixed feelings about finishing ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ and I don’t mean that to sound negative. I was pleased to finish because it meant that I knew how the story ended but I was enjoying everything about the book that I just wanted it to continue.
In short I absolutely ADORED reading ‘Beneath A Frosty Moon’ and I would definitely recommend it to other readers. I can’t wait to read what Rita Bradshaw comes up with next. Here’s hoping that I don’t have too long to wait. Whilst I wait I will definitely be reading more of her back catalogue and I just know that I will enjoy them just as much as this one. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.
May 24, 2020
I would say it was a great book. I loved how it explored so much in one book. It is a war time book, that is such a beautiful written story about a girl who is deported from her town with her siblings to a safer place in the country area. But it was one of those books that I read and would never probably read again. I would prefer reading an ebook or hearing it on audiobook.
January 2, 2025
I found this book hard to read,
especially when the author was very graphic about the war and POW camps.
Some of the book is a nice story and has a good ending.
especially when the author was very graphic about the war and POW camps.
Some of the book is a nice story and has a good ending.
December 15, 2018
another brilliant read by this author
May 9, 2020
This is the first book that I’ve read of Rita Bradshaw and it won’t be the last. Captivating from start to finish, I loved it.
May 25, 2020
Really enjoyed this world war book and love story.really enjoy this authors books.
January 17, 2022
I absolutely love Rita Bradshaw books 👏👏😍
This was such a beautiful story,
Wartime ,story of a family who are tested throughout the war
How hard it must have been to have had to send your children
Away to a family you’ve never met,
This is not a book to miss 5*
I look forward to my next book of Rita Bradshaw 😍
This was such a beautiful story,
Wartime ,story of a family who are tested throughout the war
How hard it must have been to have had to send your children
Away to a family you’ve never met,
This is not a book to miss 5*
I look forward to my next book of Rita Bradshaw 😍
November 29, 2025
A Truly Beautiful and Profound Wartime Saga
[Introduction: Quality and Research]
Beneath A Frosty Moon is a truly beautiful book from Rita Bradshaw, and I loved it from start to finish. This is a well-researched book, which is evident throughout the narrative—I appreciate that the author even listed her sources at the start! The insightful author's note explaining about the evacuated children immediately set the perfect, compelling tone for this story.
[Praise: Character and Development]
As is typical of this author, you get to know all the characters really well, and the beautiful descriptive writing, especially of the farm, pulls you right into their world. The book successfully highlights the immense fear of evacuation for both the children and their families.
Cora's Journey: I really enjoyed following Cora as she grows into a woman; her character arc is compelling and central to the story.
Complex Relationships: The change in relationship between Mrs. Burns (Rachel) and Cora was wonderfully done. After her husband is killed, Mrs. Burns protects Cora and becomes a mother figure and friend—I loved her strength, especially how she stood up to her husband for the girls on the farm.
Wilfred's Ambiguity: Wilfred's character was another highlight. As you get to know him, you feel immense sadness for him, but equally angry at his behaviour and what he does to others—a perfect example of a complex, damaged character.
Nancy's Redemption: Nancy's story was also fascinating. You genuinely hate her at one point, but then her actions for her daughter Cora later in the book completely redeem her in the reader's eyes.
[Historical Depth and Key Storylines]
This book is a gripping blend of romance, family, murder, and a well-researched story of the Second World War across many aspects.
Jed's Powerful Arc: I found Jed's story very interesting, and I was truly invested in following his journey, especially his time as a POW in Auschwitz. Following him and the other POWs—both during and after the war as they returned home to England—was clearly well-researched and incredibly compelling.
Kindness in Darkness: The quiet kindness of Etta to the POWs, despite knowing she could be killed if discovered, was a beautiful and powerful part of the book, highlighting the real-life heroism that took place.
[Conclusion: Final Thoughts]
With lots of twists and turns, this book is impossible to put down. It offers a profound look at life during the war, balancing deep sadness with incredible human resilience. I truly can't fault this book at all.
[Introduction: Quality and Research]
Beneath A Frosty Moon is a truly beautiful book from Rita Bradshaw, and I loved it from start to finish. This is a well-researched book, which is evident throughout the narrative—I appreciate that the author even listed her sources at the start! The insightful author's note explaining about the evacuated children immediately set the perfect, compelling tone for this story.
[Praise: Character and Development]
As is typical of this author, you get to know all the characters really well, and the beautiful descriptive writing, especially of the farm, pulls you right into their world. The book successfully highlights the immense fear of evacuation for both the children and their families.
Cora's Journey: I really enjoyed following Cora as she grows into a woman; her character arc is compelling and central to the story.
Complex Relationships: The change in relationship between Mrs. Burns (Rachel) and Cora was wonderfully done. After her husband is killed, Mrs. Burns protects Cora and becomes a mother figure and friend—I loved her strength, especially how she stood up to her husband for the girls on the farm.
Wilfred's Ambiguity: Wilfred's character was another highlight. As you get to know him, you feel immense sadness for him, but equally angry at his behaviour and what he does to others—a perfect example of a complex, damaged character.
Nancy's Redemption: Nancy's story was also fascinating. You genuinely hate her at one point, but then her actions for her daughter Cora later in the book completely redeem her in the reader's eyes.
[Historical Depth and Key Storylines]
This book is a gripping blend of romance, family, murder, and a well-researched story of the Second World War across many aspects.
Jed's Powerful Arc: I found Jed's story very interesting, and I was truly invested in following his journey, especially his time as a POW in Auschwitz. Following him and the other POWs—both during and after the war as they returned home to England—was clearly well-researched and incredibly compelling.
Kindness in Darkness: The quiet kindness of Etta to the POWs, despite knowing she could be killed if discovered, was a beautiful and powerful part of the book, highlighting the real-life heroism that took place.
[Conclusion: Final Thoughts]
With lots of twists and turns, this book is impossible to put down. It offers a profound look at life during the war, balancing deep sadness with incredible human resilience. I truly can't fault this book at all.
November 18, 2018
When Cora Stubbs and her younger siblings are evacuated to the country they believe they are going to a safer place but what they find when they arrive at Stone Farm is a place filled with dark shadows and a very real sense of danger. Making the best of her situation, Cora strives to protect the younger ones, using her wits and considerable strength of spirit to settle into her new life. However, there are troubles aplenty in store for Cora and she is forced to grow up very quickly indeed.
What then follows is a coming of age story which focuses on the darker aspects of life during the war years. To be separated from loved ones was particularly difficult especially when parents had to send their children into the unknown albeit under the guise of safety. And for those children who left everything behind to live with strangers, it was often a time of great unhappiness.Beneath A Frosty Moon is quite a dark story in many ways and yet, it also shows the strength and resilience of what people endured during the war, especially for the evacuees but also for those who were abroad fighting in some of the harshest conditions.
The author writes this genre really well and gives her characters a realistic sense of purpose, so that they soon become people you start to care about. I liked Cora from the beginning, she is a feisty character and her protection of the little ones is admirable. However, some of the other characters aren't so likeable but collectively they add the necessary light and shade which make this into a compelling historical saga.
I've now read several of this author's historical novels and I've enjoyed them all, but I think Beneath A Frosty Moon is is my favourite to date.
What then follows is a coming of age story which focuses on the darker aspects of life during the war years. To be separated from loved ones was particularly difficult especially when parents had to send their children into the unknown albeit under the guise of safety. And for those children who left everything behind to live with strangers, it was often a time of great unhappiness.Beneath A Frosty Moon is quite a dark story in many ways and yet, it also shows the strength and resilience of what people endured during the war, especially for the evacuees but also for those who were abroad fighting in some of the harshest conditions.
The author writes this genre really well and gives her characters a realistic sense of purpose, so that they soon become people you start to care about. I liked Cora from the beginning, she is a feisty character and her protection of the little ones is admirable. However, some of the other characters aren't so likeable but collectively they add the necessary light and shade which make this into a compelling historical saga.
I've now read several of this author's historical novels and I've enjoyed them all, but I think Beneath A Frosty Moon is is my favourite to date.
September 6, 2021
To be honest, i was quite disapointed with this book, the timeline was only 3 years, when usually Bradshaw's books span at least 10 to 15 years into the future, the reader growing up with protagonist, grieving while they grieve, rooting for the love you know they are going to end up with but the protagonist is vehemently denying it. This book was wonderfully written, including the parents of the characters more than other books, but honestly, nothing massive happened in this book, i was waiting for it and waiting but no climax really came, in my opinion. Of course there is the love that is lost and thought to never come back, and a scheming best friend, but we don't even get an epiolouge! This book was okay, and I liked it on the whole, but it's what was NOT put into the book that disappointed me in a way. I still reccomend this book to historical fiction lovers.
January 10, 2023
It was my first book in English. I read it during a war in my country, so I could understand the emotions of MC better so well... Air alarm sirens, the father, that had to protect his children, and how it was weird to them to see street lights again and to hear church bells...
As I had been reading it during a blackout because of russians bombing my country, so lights from candles made it more atmospheric.
It was interesting, but, as for me,
As I had been reading it during a blackout because of russians bombing my country, so lights from candles made it more atmospheric.
It was interesting, but, as for me,
December 30, 2019
A book that takes you to town, country and nazi germany.
Of love, obsession...the list goes on. You won't be bored!
The quote that sticks out for me
'Don't you worry about me lass, never needed much sleep. Me mam, God bless her soul, always used to say that's why I was as thick as two short planks - never rested me brain.'
Of love, obsession...the list goes on. You won't be bored!
The quote that sticks out for me
'Don't you worry about me lass, never needed much sleep. Me mam, God bless her soul, always used to say that's why I was as thick as two short planks - never rested me brain.'
December 19, 2018
A heartwarming saga and perfect for the Winter and this time of year. Although it starts off a little slow it soon picks up speed with plenty of twists and turns and some not so nice moments. A heart rendering tale of the things we do for love.
October 15, 2018
A good easy to read saga about children evacuated in world war 2 and the torments they endured
December 6, 2018
One of the best books I have read this year.
January 15, 2019
Great story gritty story lines and unusual ending.
January 24, 2019
Touching tale set in the Second World War showing a very different side to evacuation.
April 25, 2019
Lovely war period love story
November 16, 2019
Ireally like her books, this one is mainly about Cora and her family being evacuated to a farm in Northumberland. I particularly liked Jed's parts as a POW.
December 24, 2019
Always a substantial story and the plots although predictable are satisfying. A good read, realistic and encouraging for hard times.
January 27, 2020
I was unable to finish this one. It’s pretty dark and realistic.
May 10, 2020
Brilliant!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was extremely difficult to put down,
I would definitely recommend it, very intriguing story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was extremely difficult to put down,
I would definitely recommend it, very intriguing story.
June 21, 2020
Based during the War with Germany and about Cora Stubbs and her siblings. Very good read.
September 22, 2020
What a surprisingly wonderful book! This is my first Rita Bradshaw book and now I’m off to find another one.
January 21, 2021
Absolutely epic!
What a story, I was gripped from start to finish.
What a story, I was gripped from start to finish.
May 21, 2021
An enjoyable read of a family during war in England
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