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A Winter Love Song
- Author
- Rita Bradshaw
- Narrator
- Julia Barrie
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 16 November 2017
- Run Time
- 13 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A Winter Love Song is a heartwarming and moving story of survival and love from bestselling author Rita Bradshaw.
Bonnie Lindsay is born into a travelling fair community in the north-east in 1918, and when her mother dies just months later Bonnie’s beloved father becomes everything to her. Then, at the tender age of ten years old, disaster strikes. Heartbroken, Bonnie’s left at the mercy of her embittered grandmother and her lecherous step-grandfather.
Five years later, the events of one terrible night cause Bonnie to flee to London, where she starts to earn her living as a singer. She changes her name and cuts all links with the past.
Time passes. Bonnie falls in love, but just when she dares to hope for a rosy future, World War II is declared. She does her bit for the war effort, singing for the troops and travelling to Burma to boost morale, but heartache and pain are just around the corner, and she begins to ask herself if she will ever find happiness again?
Critics Review
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A moving and gripping tale of love, loss and survival from one of the nation’s favourite saga queens
Lancashire Evening Post
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Raw passion and power on every page
Northern Echo
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Details
- Author
- Rita Bradshaw
- Narrator
- Julia Barrie
- Duration
- 13 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 November 2017
- ISBN
- 9781509844821
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Historical romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss
Synopsis
A Winter Love Song is a heartwarming and moving story of survival and love from bestselling author Rita Bradshaw.Bonnie Lindsay is born into a travelling fair community in the north-east in 1918, and when her mother dies just months later Bonnie’s beloved father becomes everything to her. Then, at the tender age of ten years old, disaster strikes. Heartbroken, Bonnie’s left at the mercy of her embittered grandmother and her lecherous step-grandfather.Five years later, the events of one terrible night cause Bonnie to flee to London, where she starts to earn her living as a singer. She changes her name and cuts all links with the past. Time passes. Bonnie falls in love, but just when she dares to hope for a rosy future, World War II is declared. She does her bit for the war effort, singing for the troops and travelling to Burma to boost morale, but heartache and pain are just around the corner, and she begins to ask herself if she will ever find happiness again?
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