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A Ration Book Daughter  by Jean Fullerton I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources for inviting me on this wonderful Blog Tour  🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻  Book Information Not even the Blitz can shake a mother's love. Cathy was a happy, blushing bride when Britain went to war with Germany three years ago. But her youthful dreams were crushed by her violent husband Stanley's involvement with the fascist black-shirts, and even when he's conscripted to fight she knows it's only a brief respite - divorce is not an option. Cathy, a true Brogan daughter, stays strong for her beloved little son Peter. When a telegram arrives declaring that her husband is missing in action, Cathy can finally allow herself to hope - she only has to wait 6 months before she is legally a widow and can move on with her life. In the meantime, she has to keep Peter safe and fed. So she advertises for a lodger, and Sergeant Archie McIntosh of the Royal Engineers' Bomb Disposal Squad turns u...

Girl with Secrets  by Carol Rivers I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources for inviting me on this wonderful Blog Tour. 🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻⚘🦋🌻  Book Information A coming of age war story and family saga full of romance, mystery and danger in London’s East End. From the Sunday Times and ebook bestselling author of the  Lizzie Flowers  series and  A Wartime Christmas  comes a gripping NEW coming-of-age saga about love, loyalties and secrets. IN THE TURMOIL OF WAR, CAN SHE KEEP HER FAMILY TOGETHER? 'Surely one of the best saga writers of her time' – Rosie Clarke 1938, East London.  Nine year old Daisy Purbright is a country girl at heart and together with beloved brother Bobby, they’ve enjoyed the endless freedoms of rural England. But when her father gambles the family’s fortunes on a speculative investment in London’s docklands, Daisy and her family are swept up into the  intrigue, danger and excitement. Desperately the Purbrig...

Rose’s Choice  by Chrissie Bradshaw  On my Blog today I have the pleasure of  Sharing with you....... Rose’s Choice  🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷    Book Information   Rationing, bombing, disease and pit disasters are part of Rose Kelly’s World War 2 childhood. When the spirited coalminer’s daughter discovers a family secret, she makes a choice that overshadows her teenage years. Rose tries to make the most of post-war opportunities but family tragedy pulls her back to a life in the colliery rows. She relinquishes her bright future for domestic duties because her family comes first. Will family ties get in the way of her dreams? Purchase Links  UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088FY2P8Z   US -  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088FY2P8Z  🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼🌷🌼    My Review  4☆ A Compelling, Poignant and Heart Warming Historical Family Saga! I absolutely love a good war time read, so...

A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton On my Blog today I have the pleasure of Sharing with you...... A Ration Book Wedding 🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻 Book Information Because in the darkest days of the Blitz, love is more important than ever. It's February 1942 and the Americans have finally joined Britain and its allies. Meanwhile, twenty-three-year-old Francesca Fabrino, like thousands of other women, is doing her bit for the war effort in a factory in East London. But her thoughts are constantly occupied by her unrequited love for Charlie Brogan, who has recently married a woman of questionable reputation, before being shipped out to North Africa with the Eighth Army. When Francesca starts a new job as an Italian translator for the BBC Overseas Department, she meets handsome Count Leonardo D'Angelo. Just as Francesca has begun to put her hopeless love for Charlie to one side and embrace the affections of this charming and impressi...

The Girl from the Workhouse  by Lynn Johnson On my blog today I have the pleasure of  sharing with you........... The Girl from the Workhouse  I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and  Lynn Johnson for inviting me on the blog tour. 🧡📚🧡📚🧡📚🧡📚🧡📚🧡📚🧡📚🧡 Book Information  Even in the darkest of times, she never gave up hope Staffordshire, 1911 . Ginnie Jones ’s childhood is spent in the shadow of the famous Potteries, living with her mother, father and older sister Mabel. But with Father’s eyesight failing, money is in short supply, and too often the family find their bellies aching with hunger. With no hope in sight, Ginnie is sent to Haddon Workhouse. Separated from everything she has known, Ginnie has to grow up fast, earning her keep by looking after the other children with no families of their own. When she meets  Clara  and  Sam , she hopes that she has made friends for life...

Blog Tour A Ration Book Childhood  by Jean Fullerton On my blog today I have the pleasure of  sharing with you.......... A Ration Book Childhood  I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and  Jean Fullerton for inviting me on the blog tour 💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕 Book Information  In the darkest days of the Blitz, family is more important than ever. With her family struggling amidst the nightly bombing raids in London's East End, Ida Brogan is doing her very best to keep their spirits up. The Blitz has hit the Brogans hard, and rationing is more challenging than ever, but they are doing all they can to help the war effort. When Ida's oldest friend Ellen returns to town, sick and in dire need of help, it is to Ida that she turns. But Ellen carries a secret, one that threatens not only Ida's marriage, but the entire foundation of the Brogan family. Can Ida let go of the past and see a way to forgi...

Blog Tour  Feed Thy Enemy  by Sue Parritt On my blog today I have the pleasure of  sharing with you........ Feed Thy Enemy  I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and  Sue Parritt for inviting me on the blog tour. 🌷🌼🌻🌷🌼🌻🌷🌼🌻🌷🌼🌻🌷🌼🌻🌷🌼🌻🌷🌼 Book Information  In this heart-warming narrative based on a true story, a British airman embarks on a plan that risks it all to feed a starving, war-stricken family.  Thirty years after serving in World War II, middle-aged Rob’s holiday plans see an unforeseen change that leads him on a coach tour of Italy. Struggling with post-war PTSD and depression, he reluctantly agrees to the journey – and sparks a dream that plunges him into long-stifled memories. Set in Europe, Sue Parritt’s  Feed Thy Enemy  is an account of courage and compassion in the face of trauma. When Rob’s flashback delves into his attempts to save a famished family with a ...