A moving family drama of one young woman's fight to survive, to find her long-lost relatives and to find a place to call home
Bridgette has been hurt many times in her life. Her early years were blighted by her spoilt brother; her marriage ruined by World War Two. Now her mother is dying. And then comes a deathbed revelation - somewhere Bridgette has another family and a father.
Bridgette joins the war effort and shows her courage by aiding a British Agent whose life is in danger. But, as the war draws to a close, Bridgette is still full of questions about her past and is determined to find the answers. So she sets off for Birmingham - not knowing what she will discover, but desperately hoping to find a place where she can finally belong…
| ISBN: | 9780007226085 |
| Publication date: | 21st January 2010 |
| Author: | Anne Bennett |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 598 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Second World War fiction Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Family Drama Sagas Historical Fiction |
A moving family drama of one young woman's fight to survive, to find her long-lost relatives and to find a place to call home
Bridgette has been hurt many times in her life. Her early years were blighted by her spoilt brother; her marriage ruined by World War Two. Now her mother is dying. And then comes a deathbed revelation - somewhere Bridgette has another family and a father.
Bridgette joins the war effort and shows her courage by aiding a British Agent whose life is in danger. But, as the war draws to a close, Bridgette is still full of questions about her past and is determined to find the answers. So she sets off for Birmingham - not knowing what she will discover, but desperately hoping to find a place where she can finally belong…
The Child Left Behind features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Second World War fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Family Drama, Sagas, Historical Fiction
The Child Left Behind is available in Paperback
The Child Left Behind was written by Anne Bennett and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Child Left Behind has 598 pages