It's 1955. Ellen is driving from Newcastle to Belfast to search for Liza, the mother she has never known, when she has an accident. Her life hangs in the balance as flashbacks of her loveless childhood and memories of her teenage years during WW2 unfold.
Evacuated to a Northumbrian village, twelve-year-old Ellen is alone and vulnerable, but soon befriends Ash, a village girl who has been abused by her father. Then Daniel, a young Jewish boy who escaped Berlin after his parents were arrested and killed by the Nazis, comes to stay.
When they find a young German pilot, whose plane has crashed in nearby woods, he becomes entangled in their emotional lives, for each of them representing an object through which to fulfil their own needs. All four are young, without parents or home or guidance during the war, and are swept up in a storm of love, power, revenge, betrayal and loss.
angel wing is the prequel to The Broken Line. Together they tell the story of three generations of women in one family, as themes of love, loss, guilt and betrayal unfold.
This is a beautifully written evacuee story with a difference, you won't be disappointed.
| ISBN: | 9780954011758 |
| Publication date: | 31st July 2025 |
| Author: | Linda Hartley |
| Publisher: | Elmdon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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Beautifully written and well researched.
Friends- Ellen, Ash and Daniel and the timeline of Ellen between 1955 and her childhood during the second world war.
The children essentially brought themselves up, and at the same time experiencing, trauma, loss and abuse. These are damaged children and the author paints a bleak but realistic view on this. The war is painted as it should be. War is never good, and finding a German pilot who has crashed is difficult for anyone to digest let alone young people.... Read Full Review
A beautifully written prequel about three war-scarred children whose lives intertwine through trauma, loss, and hope. Poetic and emotional, though a slower, more reflective read.
Angel Wing is a prequel to The Broken Line, yet it stands confidently on its own. It tells the story of three damaged children, Ash, Daniel, and Ellen, whose lives intertwine amid the traumatic backdrop of war. Told through Ellen’s eyes, the novel opens and closes after a life- threatening car accident, as she journeys to Belfast in search of her biological mother.
The story moves between 1955 and Ellen’s wartime childhood evacuation, a turning point that takes her from her oppressive adoptive parents to a new, nurturing home. Through these shifts in time, the author explores themes of loss, resilience, and the fragile bonds formed through shared pain.
The prose is beautifully crafted, lyrical, rich in imagery, and deeply atmospheric.... Read Full Review
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angel wing was written by Linda Hartley and published by Elmdon Books
