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A Last Goodbye
- Author
- Dee Yates
- Narrator
- Caroline Guthrie
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 4 April 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Generational sagas
What to expect
In a remote hill farm in beautiful Scotland, Ellen and her father Duncan are enjoying a peaceful life. In time they're joined by rugged farmhand Tom, come to lend some muscle to Ellen's ageing father. Almost inevitably romance grows between Ellen and the new arrival but once married however, Ellen discovers that Tom has a brutish side to his character. As war in Europe spreads, she begins to dream of him leaving for the trenches as a way for her to escape. Even with Tom fighting abroad however, the family cannot hide from the realities of war as a group of POWs are brought to their valley to build a reservoir. And amongst the men, sworn enemies and shunned by all the locals, Ellen finds a gentler heart that she finds difficult to resist...
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Details
- Author
- Dee Yates
- Narrator
- Caroline Guthrie
- Duration
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 April 2019
- ISBN
- 9781528866552
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Generational sagas
Synopsis
A heart-breaking saga set against the backdrop of World War 1, perfect for all fans of Katie Flynn.In a remote hill farm in beautiful Scotland, Ellen and her father Duncan are enjoying a peaceful life. In time they're joined by rugged farmhand Tom, come to lend some muscle to Ellen's ageing father. Almost inevitably romance grows between Ellen and the new arrival but once married however, Ellen discovers that Tom has a brutish side to his character. As war in Europe spreads, she begins to dream of him leaving for the trenches as a way for her to escape. Even with Tom fighting abroad however, the family cannot hide from the realities of war as a group of POWs are brought to their valley to build a reservoir. And amongst the men, sworn enemies and shunned by all the locals, Ellen finds a gentler heart that she finds difficult to resist...
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