When Christmas Bells Ring Quotes

“pilot’s duty, and that of his crew, to check constantly, even when over the target with enemy fighters attacking from every angle and the flak coming up from the German ack-ack batteries just, as Andy remarked, to make life a little more exciting.”
― Katie Flynn, When Christmas Bells Ring

“was unlikely to be able to rendezvous with her childhood friends. But we’ll arrange something, Andy told himself contentedly, burrowing his head into the pillow. Yes, something can be arranged. It would be too ridiculous to break up what was a good friendship just for the sake of one’s pride. Soon, he slept. Despite her intentions to write to Andy, it had been some considerable while before Cassie actually did so. For one thing she was extremely busy and for another she had been put forward as possible officer material, which meant courses and examinations, although in the end she had withdrawn her application, giving as her reason a desire to remain with her flight as acting corporal. After finally writing to Andy, Cassie had waited for a response and was disappointed when after a couple of weeks no letter had arrived. Her station was not far from his and she was easily able to”
― Katie Flynn, When Christmas Bells Ring

“managed it better if”
― Katie Flynn, When Christmas Bells Ring

“or Cambridge to”
― Katie Flynn, When Christmas Bells Ring

“the departing crowd. She giggled and jerked her thumb to where her mother and the stranger stood. ‘Look at that! They’re holdin’ hands! Tell you what, May, we’ll have a bet. I bet you ten bob our mam gets herself a feller before we go to university.’ ‘You’re on, April”
― Katie Flynn, When Christmas Bells Ring

“the turret gunner, and”
― Katie Flynn, When Christmas Bells Ring

“two girls descended the stairs and burst into the kitchen where Mrs Spencer was placidly ironing Rebecca’s best skirt. She looked up and smiled as her daughter entered the room. ‘Going out?’ she queried. ‘You’ll come in after five minutes out there like a pair of drowned rats.’ Rebecca shook her head. ‘Cassie’s going, I’m staying,’ she said decidedly, and turned to take Cassie’s navy mac from the peg on the door. ‘Want to borrow a brolly? Heaven knows we’ve got enough of ’em.’ ‘No thanks; the rain won’t melt me,’ Cassie said gaily. She”
― Katie Flynn, When Christmas Bells Ring