The Lost English Girl

Julia Kelly

eBook - 2023

Combining "fast-paced historical fiction with a hint of suspense" (Booklist), this epic saga from Julia Kelly explores love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II.Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what's expected of her: marry a Catholic man from her working-class neighborhood and have his children. However, when she finds herself pregnant after a fling with Joshua Levinson, a Jewish man with dreams of becoming a famous jazz musician, Viv knows that a swift wedding is the only answer. Her only solace is that marrying Joshua will mean escaping her strict mother's scrutiny. But when Joshua makes a life-changing choice on their wedding day, Viv is forced once again into the arm...s of her disapproving family. Five years later and on the eve of World War II, Viv is faced with the impossible choice to evacuate her young daughter, Maggie, to the countryside. In New York City, Joshua gives up his failing...

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Subjects
Published
Gallery Books
Language
English
Main Author
Julia Kelly
Online Access
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Format
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB0B3Y7JZCH
Release Date3/7/2023
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781982171728
Release Date3/7/2023