Details: As Britain stands alone against a monstrous enemy, the inhabitants of Pearl Street face hardship & heartbreak with courage & humour. The war touches each of them in a different way: for Annie Poulson, a widow, it means never-ending worry when her twin boys are called up & sent to France; Sheila Reilly's husb&, Cal, faces the terror of U-Boat attacks; Eileen Costello is liberated from a bitter, loveless marriage when her husband is sent to Egypt & she goes to work in a munitions factory
- & falls in love. & Jessica Fleming, down on her luck, is forced to return to the street she'd hoped never to see again. Ideal for: Fans of contemporary & historical fiction books. This paperback book has 467 pages & measures: 17.7 x 11.1 x 3.1cm