The Orchard Girls

Nikola Scott

London, 2004. Frankie didn't always have it easy. Growing up motherless, she was raised by her grandmother, who loved her -- and betrayed her. For years, the rift between them seemed irreparable. But ...when their paths suddenly cross again, Frankie is shocked to realise that her grandmother is slowly losing control of her memory. There is a darkness in her past that won't stay buried -- secrets going back to wartime that may have a devastating effect on Frankie's own life.Somerset, 1940. When seventeen-year-old Violet's life is ripped apart by the London Blitz, she runs away to join the Women's Land Army. She wants nothing more than to leave her grief behind. But as well as the terror of enemy air raids, the land girls at Winterbourne Orchards face a powerful enemy closer to home. One terrible night, their courage will be put to the test -- and the truth of what happened must be kept hidden, for ever . . .
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Autor: Nikola ScottOriginálny názov: The Orchard GirlsVydavateľstvo: Ikar 2022Séria:  -Diel: -Počet strán: 488Žáner:  románMoje hodnotenie knihy: 3/5Moje hodnotenie obálky: 4/5Anotácia:Londýn, 2004. Frankie to v živote nemala jednoduché. V detstve prišla o matku a otec, obvinený z jej usmrtenia, skončil vo väzení. Starostlivosť o Frankie prevzala stará mama Violet, s ktorou ju vždy spájal[...]

London, 2004. Frankie didn't always have it easy. Growing up motherless, she was raised by her grandmother, who loved her -- and betrayed her. For years, the rift between them seemed irreparable. But when their paths suddenly cross again, Frankie is shocked to realise that her grandmother is slowly losing control of her memory. There is a darkness in her past that won't stay buried -- secrets going back to wartime that may have a devastating effect on Frankie's own life.

Somerset, 1940. When seventeen-year-old Violet's life is ripped apart by the London Blitz, she runs away to join the Women's Land Army. She wants nothing more than to leave her grief behind. But as well as the terror of enemy air raids, the land girls at Winterbourne Orchards face a powerful enemy closer to home. One terrible night, their courage will be put to the test -- and the truth of what happened must be kept hidden, for ever . . .