Keep Smiling Through
Published on 22. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4059-4521-9 (ISBN)
Description
The heartwarming and moving new Wartime Midwives story of three brave women's fight to protect their shelter for mothers and their children . . . Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Nancy Revell and Call the Midwife
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Lake District, 1942. The women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home must pull together during their darkest hour . . .
But Sybil would rather be anywhere else. She hoped to spend the season in London when an unexpected pregnancy soon put an end to those plans.
While poor Rosie arrives with her two children in tow - their lives torn apart after their house was bombed.
And when new midwife Edith joins it's clear she has her own secrets to hide.
Then one day Mary Vale faces the ultimate threat - requisition by the army - and the mothers and midwives must find comfort and friendship in one another.
But can they also find the strength to fight for their Home?
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Praise for Daisy Styles
'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson
'Will tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere!' Fiona Ford
'Truly endearing characters' Annie Murray
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Lake District, 1942. The women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home must pull together during their darkest hour . . .
But Sybil would rather be anywhere else. She hoped to spend the season in London when an unexpected pregnancy soon put an end to those plans.
While poor Rosie arrives with her two children in tow - their lives torn apart after their house was bombed.
And when new midwife Edith joins it's clear she has her own secrets to hide.
Then one day Mary Vale faces the ultimate threat - requisition by the army - and the mothers and midwives must find comfort and friendship in one another.
But can they also find the strength to fight for their Home?
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Praise for Daisy Styles
'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson
'Will tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere!' Fiona Ford
'Truly endearing characters' Annie Murray
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Daisy Styles * - * Well done Daisy for creating characters that are real women in the best sense. Funny, scheming, loyal and witty, but about all, hardworking and proud. An absolute joy to read -- Kate Thompson, bestselling author of, Secrets of the Home Front Girls A cracking story with truly endearing characters -- Annie Murray, bestselling author of, Now The War Is Over This is her best yet. I devoured it in one sitting - it's a real page turner that will delight and tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere. Wonderful! -- Fiona Ford, author of, The Liberty GirlsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-4521-9 (9781405945219)
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Daisy Styles
Keep Smiling Through
E-Book
07/2021
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Daisy Styles grew up in Lancashire surrounded by a family and community of strong women whose tales she loved to listen to. It was from these women, particularly her vibrant mother and Irish grandmother, that Daisy learned the art of storytelling. There was also the landscape of her childhood - wide, sweeping, empty moors and hills that ran as far as the eye could see - which was a perfect backdrop for a saga, a space big enough and wild enough to stage a drama, one about women's lives during the Second World War.