The orphan thief / Glynis Peters.
From the international bestselling author of The Secret Orphan When all seems lost... As Hitler's bombs rain down on a battered and beleaguered Britain, Ruby Shadwell is dealt the most devastating blow - her entire family lost during the Coventry Blitz. Hope still survives... Alone and with the city in chaos, Ruby is determined to survive this war and rebuild her life. And a chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby just the chance she needs... And love will overcome. Because Tommy brings with him Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton. Jean-Paul is drawn to Ruby and wants to help her, but Ruby cannot bear another loss. Can love bloom amidst the ruins? Or will the war take Ruby's last chance at happiness too?
Record details
- ISBN: 9780008391423
- ISBN: 0008391424
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 sound file (08 hr., 37 min., 12 sec.)) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Glasgow, Scotland] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Stephanie Beattie. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed December 10, 2019). |
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. World War (1939-1945) |
Genre: | Downloadable audio books. Audiobooks. Fiction. Audiobooks. |
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From the international bestselling author of The Secret Orphan
When all seems lostâ¦
As Hitlerâs bombs rain down on a battered and beleaguered Britain, Ruby Shadwell is dealt the most devastating blow â her entire family lost during the Coventry Blitz.Â
Hope still survivesâ¦
Alone and with the city in chaos, Ruby is determined to survive this war and rebuild her life. And a chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby just the chance she needsâ¦Â
And love will overcome.
Because Tommy brings with him Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton. Jean-Paul is drawn to Ruby and wants to help her, but Ruby cannot bear another loss.Â
Can love bloom amidst the ruins? Or will the war take Rubyâs last chance at happiness too?