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- ISBN 9780008407599
- Weight: 290g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 05 Aug 2021
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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But Edie’s hopes of serving overseas are dashed when she’s sent to be a Land Girl in a sleepy Cumbrian village.
Prue has shut the world out since her son went away to fight. Yet when she’s asked to take in a Land Girl and two little evacuees from London, she has no choice.
Edie’s heart breaks, seeing the children’s cold welcome. But when the evacuees take in a stray puppy, even Prue can’t say no.
It’s not long before Edie realises Applefield Manor could become a sanctuary to all those without a home in wartime. But can she persuade Prue to open her heart, and her home?
A moving, uplifting wartime story that fans of Dilly Court and Kitty Neale will love.
Readers are swept away by Edie’s Home for Strays:‘A plucky heroine whose heart embraces any stray animal amidst a cast of believable characters you can't help caring for – this is a moving story of friendship and love set against the backdrop of the Second World War’ Molly Green, author of A Sister’s Courage
‘A lovely heartwarming story that keeps you interested right till the end’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘An unputdownable, uplifting read which will tug at your heartstrings’ Rosie Hendry, author of The Mother’s Day Club
‘A very feel-good story illustrating great British spirit! A brilliant conclusion that had tears of sadness and joy running down my face’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved this book – it was so lovely to read and different from other wartime books I’ve read recently’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gracie Taylor grew up in rural West Yorkshire. After university she spent time in several different cities, but eventually returned to settle in the Dales. Gracie Taylor is a pen name for Lisa Firth, who also writes award-winning contemporary romantic comedies as Mary Jayne Baker and uplifting women’s fiction as Lisa Swift. Edie’s Home for Orphans is her first historical novel.
