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Edie’s Home for Strays

By: Gracie Taylor
Narrated by: Dorothy Lawrence
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Summary

On the Home Front, one girl is determined to make a difference. 

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. 
©2021 Gracie Taylor (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Animals Friendship Genre Fiction World War II
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Critic reviews

"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)

"An unputdownable, uplifting read which will tug at your heartstrings." (Rosie Hendry, author of The Mother’s Day Club)

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A pleasant listen

This was a pleasant listen with a gentle plod of a very predictable simple story line.

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