Clare Flynn
Three strong women make their way in 1950s Canada
English hairdresser, Ethel, is alone after the deaths of her family and her wartime fiancé.
Widow and single mother, Alice, bringing up two daughters, receives an unexpected inheritance that will transform her life.
War bride, Joan, is now mother to four small children.
The women are brought together
...They faced up to the challenges of war – but can they deal with the troubles of peace?
Canadian, Jim Armstrong, married in haste during the second world war, after a one-night stand. When his wife and their small son join him in Canada it's four years since they've seen each other.
War bride, Joan discovers Jim has no intention of the family returning to England. She struggles to adapt to life on a remote farm
...Two troubled people in a turbulent world.In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see him again. Two days later her humdrum world is torn apart when her sleepy English seaside town is subjected to the first of many heavy bombing attacks.In Ontario, Canada, Jim Armstrong is uncertain whether to volunteer for the army. When he uncovers the secret his fiancée has been keeping from him his decision
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