In 1914 Jessie's widowed mother brings in the creepy Mr Morgan to run her small-town Lancashire bakery and then her life. Jessie finds solace in the company of Bob, her father's apprentice, who she considers a friend. She has been walking out with Arthur, a boy of her own age, but Arthur volunteers for the army and is soon presumed killed. Before leaving, Arthur secreted messages to his love behind a heart-shaped stone wedged in a dry-stone wall and this is where Jessie comes to for solace. Eventually, after war's end in 1918, Arthur returns, but does Jessie's heart still belong to him?
| ISBN: | 9781912905270 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 2021 |
| Author: | Judith Barrow |
| Publisher: | Honno Welsh Women's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 344 pages |
| Series: | Honno Modern Fiction |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |
In 1914 Jessie's widowed mother brings in the creepy Mr Morgan to run her small-town Lancashire bakery and then her life. Jessie finds solace in the company of Bob, her father's apprentice, who she considers a friend. She has been walking out with Arthur, a boy of her own age, but Arthur volunteers for the army and is soon presumed killed. Before leaving, Arthur secreted messages to his love behind a heart-shaped stone wedged in a dry-stone wall and this is where Jessie comes to for solace. Eventually, after war's end in 1918, Arthur returns, but does Jessie's heart still belong to him?
The Heart Stone features in the following genres: Historical Fiction
The Heart Stone is available in Paperback
The Heart Stone was written by Judith Barrow and published by Honno Welsh Women's Press
The Heart Stone has 344 pages
Yes it is part of Honno Modern Fiction series
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