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Come Rain or Shine
- Author
- Pam Weaver
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 13 June 2019
- Run Time
- 11 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Come Rain or Shine is an uplifting story of true friendship in the aftermath of World War Two, by Sunday Times bestseller Pam Weaver.
1946. The war is over, but a bereft Sheila Hodges is left parentless and alone in London. With nowhere else to go, she heads to Worthing to reconnect with her grandmother and cousin Veronica, known as Ronnie.
Ronnie and Sheila are given the opportunity to run their grandfather’s business, a local garage. Ronnie’s ne’er-do-well brother Leslie is furious – as the man of the family, he believes the business is rightfully his. But their grandmother is adamant that Leslie is not to be trusted.
After serving in the ATS in the war, Sheila is a trained mechanic, while Ronnie discovers she has a talent for numbers and a shrewd business head. Despite the garage’s derelict state, the girls are determined to turn it into a prospering business.
Bright and lively, the girls quickly make themselves at home in the welcoming community, a source of comfort after the horrors of war. But when the girls stumble across a shocking family secret, they will have to depend on each other to uncover the truth . . .
Critics Review
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What a terrific read – saga fans everywhere will love it and be asking for more from this talented author
Annie Groves on Blue Moon
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An engaging and gripping post-war saga . . . A hard-hitting story of female friendship tested against the odds
Take a Break on Always in My Heart
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Pam Weaver presents us with a real page-turner – with richly drawn characters and a clever plot
Caring 4 Sussex on Always in My Heart
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A heartrending story about mothers and daughters
Kitty Neale on Blue Moon
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Details
- Author
- Pam Weaver
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Duration
- 11 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 June 2019
- ISBN
- 9781509857227
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
Come Rain or Shine is an uplifting story of true friendship in the aftermath of World War Two, by Sunday Times bestseller Pam Weaver.1946. The war is over, but a bereft Sheila Hodges is left parentless and alone in London. With nowhere else to go, she heads to Worthing to reconnect with her grandmother and cousin Veronica, known as Ronnie. Ronnie and Sheila are given the opportunity to run their grandfather’s business, a local garage. Ronnie’s ne’er-do-well brother Leslie is furious – as the man of the family, he believes the business is rightfully his. But their grandmother is adamant that Leslie is not to be trusted. After serving in the ATS in the war, Sheila is a trained mechanic, while Ronnie discovers she has a talent for numbers and a shrewd business head. Despite the garage’s derelict state, the girls are determined to turn it into a prospering business. Bright and lively, the girls quickly make themselves at home in the welcoming community, a source of comfort after the horrors of war. But when the girls stumble across a shocking family secret, they will have to depend on each other to uncover the truth . . .
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