An epic story of love, loss and second chances, The Last Boat Home will captivate readers of Fiona Valpy, Lorna Cook and Hazel Gaynor. 1940: When Daisy, a paintress at the local pottery, looks out across Poole Harbour, waiting for the ‘little ships’ to bring the retreating soldiers home from Dunkirk, she prays her husband will be among them. But Alfie is declared missing, presumed dead, and Daisy must learn to live as a widow. Then a chance encounter with a French soldier throws Daisy’s life even further off course, with heartbreaking consequences that will span generations. 1996: Decades later, Felicity is just holding herself together after the sudden loss of her husband. Needing escape, she travels to a small seaside town in the South of France and is surprised to find a piece of home in the window of a small shop. How did a jug from her home-town’s pottery find its way to the Cote d’Azur? Seeking answers, she opens the door to the shop, and on the possibility of finding happiness after all hope seemed lost…
| ISBN: | 9781835330951 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 2024 |
| Author: | Rachel Sweasey |
| Publisher: | Boldwood Books Ltd |
| Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| Genres: |
Literary Fiction Historical Fiction Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Environmental issues Narrative theme: Interior life Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration Narrative theme: Sense of place |