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Overview"Now the War is Over is a moving story of post-war hardship and the struggles of a reunited family, featuring characters from Annie Murray's bestselling War Babies. The Second World War has finally come to a close. Birmingham is welcoming home its menfolk, and a new chapter is beginning in Rachel Booker's life. Her husband has returned, and the family that struggled for survival throughout the uncertain war years is now together. But family life settles into a routine and Rachel, unsatisfied, starts to yearn for more' Melly, Rachel's eldest daughter, is a child of the war. She grew up in the bombed-out streets of Birmingham and has never known anything other than the hungry ration years and supporting her mother and younger brother Tommy. But times are changing and Melly now has a fresh future ahead of her. She's determined to make the most of life and her greatest wish is to become a nurse. As the gloom of the 1940s passes by and the promise of the 1950s dawns, a whole new world of opportunity opens up to Rachel and Melly - but with this come new challenges and tough choices. They will each have to decide whether their loyalties still lie with the family and friends they clung to throughout the war years or if it's time to move on . . . PRAISE FOR NOW THE WAR IS OVER ""A tender romance with a warm heart, an authentic sense of time and place and a gritty streak of realism...guaranteed to delight Murray's ever-growing army of fans"" Lancashire Evening Post ""This epic saga will have you gripped from start to finish"" Birmingham Evening Mail" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Annie MurrayPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Pan Books Edition: Main Market Ed. Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.382kg ISBN: 9781447286301ISBN 10: 1447286308 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 07 April 2016 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAnnie Murray puts the heart into heart-warming Mature Times Authentic and incredibly moving Express Annie Murray puts the heart into heart-warming Mature Times Annie Murray puts the heart into heart-warming Mature Times This epic saga will have you gripped from start to finish Birmingham Evening Mail A tender romance with a warm heart, an authentic sense of time and place and a gritty streak of realism ... guaranteed to delight Murray's ever-growing army of fans Lancashire Evening Post Author InformationAnnie Murray was born in Berkshire and read English at St John's College, Oxford. Her first 'Birmingham' novel, Birmingham Rose, hit The Times bestseller list when it was published in 1995. She has subsequently written many other successful novels, including A Hopscotch Summer, Soldier Girl and the bestselling novels Chocolate Girls and War Babies. Now The War Is Over is Annie's twentieth book. Annie has four children and lives near Reading. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |