The orphan thief /
Peters, Glynis,
The orphan thief / Glynis Peters. - Paperback edition. - 378 pages ; 20 cm
Includes a Q&A with the author (pages 369-372) and an excerpt for The Secret Orphan (pages 375-378). "First published in Great Britain in ebook format by HarperCollingsPublishers 2019" -- Title page verso.
"When all seems lost... As Hitler's bombs rain down on a battered and beleaguered Britain, Ruby Shadwell is dealt the most devastating blow - her entire family lost during the Coventry Blitz. Hope still survives... Alone and with the city in chaos, Ruby is determined to survive this war and rebuild her life. And a chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby just the chance she needs... And love will overcome. Because Tommy brings with him Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton. Jean-Paul is drawn to Ruby and wants to help her, but Ruby cannot bear another loss. Can love bloom amidst the ruins? Or will the war take Ruby's last chance at happiness too?"--Publisher.
9780008384906 0008384908
GBB9H8976 bnb
019599499 Uk
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--England--Coventry--Fiction.
Orphans--England--Fiction.
Canadians--England--Fiction.
Soldiers--Canada--Fiction.
Nineteen forties--Fiction.
Coventry (England)--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
The orphan thief / Glynis Peters. - Paperback edition. - 378 pages ; 20 cm
Includes a Q&A with the author (pages 369-372) and an excerpt for The Secret Orphan (pages 375-378). "First published in Great Britain in ebook format by HarperCollingsPublishers 2019" -- Title page verso.
"When all seems lost... As Hitler's bombs rain down on a battered and beleaguered Britain, Ruby Shadwell is dealt the most devastating blow - her entire family lost during the Coventry Blitz. Hope still survives... Alone and with the city in chaos, Ruby is determined to survive this war and rebuild her life. And a chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby just the chance she needs... And love will overcome. Because Tommy brings with him Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton. Jean-Paul is drawn to Ruby and wants to help her, but Ruby cannot bear another loss. Can love bloom amidst the ruins? Or will the war take Ruby's last chance at happiness too?"--Publisher.
9780008384906 0008384908
GBB9H8976 bnb
019599499 Uk
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--England--Coventry--Fiction.
Orphans--England--Fiction.
Canadians--England--Fiction.
Soldiers--Canada--Fiction.
Nineteen forties--Fiction.
Coventry (England)--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.