This Time For Keeps
A wartime saga of tragedy and forbidden love
Published on 12. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-7553-3958-7 (ISBN)
Description
A heartrending story of family tragedy, Land Girls and lost love from bestselling author Dee Williams.
When Babs Scott loses her beloved parents in an air raid, she finds herself homeless and alone in Rotherhithe. The Land Army offers her an escape and, despite the backbreaking toil, Babs loves the peaceful green fields and the fresh, clean air of Sussex. But when her new RAF sweetheart Pete dies on his return to the skies, Babs is grief-stricken once more. After the war and back in her home town, a foolish mistake changes Babs' life for ever. Has she lost her one chance for happiness?
When Babs Scott loses her beloved parents in an air raid, she finds herself homeless and alone in Rotherhithe. The Land Army offers her an escape and, despite the backbreaking toil, Babs loves the peaceful green fields and the fresh, clean air of Sussex. But when her new RAF sweetheart Pete dies on his return to the skies, Babs is grief-stricken once more. After the war and back in her home town, a foolish mistake changes Babs' life for ever. Has she lost her one chance for happiness?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 179 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
265 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7553-3958-7 (9780755339587)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
11/2009
Headline Book Publishing
€6.49
Available for download
Person
Dee Williams was born and brought up in Rotherhithe in East London where her father worked as a stevedore in Surrey Docks. She lives in Hampshire, where she is also an active fundraiser for breast cancer awareness.