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When sixteen-year-old Sally is evacuated to the English south coast, she is terrified by what lies ahead of her. All she knows are the sights and sounds of London's East End – but Sally swallows her tears as they leave the familiar landmarks behind, knowing that she has to be a Grown-Up Girl and play mother to her six-year-old brother Ernie. Playing mother is nothing new for Sally – their real mother Florrie, a good-time girl, hasn't even come to the station to wave them off and Ernie, crippled at an early age by polio, is used to depending on his older sister.

When they arrive in Cliffehaven, they're taken to live at the Beach View Boarding House where they're welcomed by the open-hearted Reilly family headed up by warm, loving Peggy, and life begins to improve. Sally gets a job in a uniforms factory to help pay her way – and to pay for Ernie's expensive medicines – but then Florrie arrives in Cliffehaven, bringing disaster with her. And Sally is forced to work out where her true loyalties lie....

©2011 Ellie Dean (P)2011 Penguin Audio Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt
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Story was interesting with lots of background interest of the time and place slipped in without it becoming tedious. Characters were people you wanted to know more about. Storyteller grew on me and I decided by the second chapter that she was perfect. Her character voices were such that I forgot it was being narrated.

Great listen

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When you read this first book it will make you want more and more. Book two leaves you wanting more.

Addictive

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Enjoy listening to the storytelling and I do recommend this book it the first time I read a book by this author very good

Great story

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My daughter recommended this series of books - and I'm now hooked!
Lovely to listen to whilst I do housework, or my crochet, or just curl up on the sofa.
Descriptive and atmospheric.

lovely ready listening

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I couldn’t stop listening to it, so finished it in a day! Onto the next 😄

Love this book!

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