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The Abandoned Daughter

Author: Mary Wood   Series: The Girls Who Went To War

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A gripping historical saga from the bestselling author of Tomorrow Brings Sorrow, Mary Wood.

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A gripping historical saga from the bestselling author of Tomorrow Brings Sorrow, Mary Wood.

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The Abandoned Daughter by Mary Wood is the second book in The Girls Who Went To War series.Voluntary nurse Ella is haunted by the soldiers' cries she hears on the battlefields of Dieppe. But that's not the only thing that haunts her. When her dear friend Jim breaks her trust, Ella is left bruised and heartbroken. Over the years, her friendships have been pulled apart at the seams by the effects of war. Now, more than ever, she feels so alone.At a military hospital in France, Ella befriends Connie and Paddy. Slowly she begins to heal, and finds comfort in the arms of a French officer called Paulo - could he be her salvation?With the end of the war on the horizon, surely things have to get better? Ella grew up not knowing her real family but a clue leads her in their direction. What did happen to Ella's parents, and why is she so desperate to find out?

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Critic Reviews

“Wood is a born storyteller”

Lancashire Evening Post

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About the Author

Born the thirteenth child of fifteen to a middle-class mother and an East End barrow boy, Mary Wood's family was poor, but rich in love. Over time, she developed a natural empathy with the less fortunate and is fascinated by social history. Mary raised four children and has numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. An avid reader, she first put pen to paper in 1989, and is now a full-time novelist whose books include The Forgotten Daughter and The Street Orphans.

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan | Pan Books
Published
16th May 2019
Pages
432
ISBN
9781509850549

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