From rural rags to brief riches and back to ruin, this is a moving saga of hard work, bad luck and finally hope for a family's future.
Gloria Sullivan can't quite believe where she has ended up.
Growing up with no money worries, she fell head over heels in love with the handsome, hardworking Irishman employed by her father. They were the golden couple - until the Wall Street crash, when everything was lost. Finally she agreed to start again in London with husband Joe and their small son.
World War Two was raging, and Joe laboured on the docks by day and fighting fires by night. He was a hero - but one dreadful fire left him terribly injured. Once more Gloria resolved to leave everything behind and to take Joe home to his family farm in Ireland, his only hope of recovery.
Gloria now dutifully nurses her husband, but she can't settle in the countryside. Then a nearby American base begins recruiting civilians. Gloria tells everyone it's her chance to do her bit - but will she be tempted to do much more?
| ISBN: | 9780007226061 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2009 |
| Author: | Anne Bennett |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 424 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Second World War fiction Narrative theme: Love and relationships Romance / Relationship Stories Family Drama Sagas Historical Fiction |
From rural rags to brief riches and back to ruin, this is a moving saga of hard work, bad luck and finally hope for a family's future.
Gloria Sullivan can't quite believe where she has ended up.
Growing up with no money worries, she fell head over heels in love with the handsome, hardworking Irishman employed by her father. They were the golden couple - until the Wall Street crash, when everything was lost. Finally she agreed to start again in London with husband Joe and their small son.
World War Two was raging, and Joe laboured on the docks by day and fighting fires by night. He was a hero - but one dreadful fire left him terribly injured. Once more Gloria resolved to leave everything behind and to take Joe home to his family farm in Ireland, his only hope of recovery.
Gloria now dutifully nurses her husband, but she can't settle in the countryside. Then a nearby American base begins recruiting civilians. Gloria tells everyone it's her chance to do her bit - but will she be tempted to do much more?
A Mother's Spirit features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Second World War fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Romance / Relationship Stories, Family Drama, Sagas, Historical Fiction
A Mother's Spirit is available in Paperback
A Mother's Spirit was written by Anne Bennett and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
A Mother's Spirit has 424 pages