A Place Called Home: (The Cliffehaven Series Book 19)

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Will the sanctuary of home give them each the strength they need to face the challenges ahead? Read more Look Inside Details Meanwhile evacuee Ruby Clark has much to contend with when her estranged mother turns up, having completed a long prison sentence. There is huge heartache still to come for Ruby, and she will need her Beach View family more than ever. When Pauline Reilly hears Carol’s news she’s worried for her little sister. But as rumours about Slapton Sands reach Cliffehaven, Pauline can’t help be more concerned for her only surviving son. And despite her sister-in-law Peggy’s best efforts, nothing soothes Pauline’s fears.

But I confess I found Ruby’s story a continual sad spot in the book and kept hoping there would be light for her and I certainly see potential… maybe with the current attention 🤭 … but hopefully she can see the light at the end of the healing tunnel she’s travelling through. Jim is home from the war but he's not finding it easy. The things he's endured in Burma are making life difficult for him, also he's feels at times that he's surplus to requirements at home because Peggy has become so independent and his family grown up. With the help of his father, Ron, he gets himself on the right road. But Ernie who has been a cripple since he was afflicted by polio at a young age has learned to depend on his sister Sally.Ron and Rosie have moved into their new house but things are not easy for them and they need a good heart to heart. With the war raging across the continent, Rita is determined to make her contribution. But she is denied her lifelong dream of becoming a member of the WAAF and has to downgrade to fire warden. Still, while it pains her to leave behind the familiar sights of London, she knows she has to grow up and take care of Ernie her six-year-old brother that needs her. With loved ones scattered far and wide across the globe, and tensions running high, the end of the war feels somehow further than ever. And yet with the long-awaited Allied invasion in sight, a glimmer of light is starting to break through… Saga fans will love The Waiting Hours and I would definitely recommend buying it as soon as possible’ Shaz’s Book Blog

Following the death of her husband, Ellie Dean was devastated since he had been her friend and companion for decades. She would ultimately retire in 2021 as she asserted that it was finally time to say goodbye to her fans and fiction writing. Ellie Dean’s novel “There’ll Be Blue Skies” introduces Sally, a sixteen-year-old who moves to the south coast of England. She is uncertain about what will happen to her as all she is used to are the sounds and sights of East End London. She always has a cup of coffee and a jolly good heater to keep herself warm. On the walls of her office are all manner of Aboriginal artifacts and pictures from Australia which is her birthplace. The Waiting Hours is a gem of a book, which will touch readers' hearts. Ellie Dean effortlessly evokes a sense of time and place, and revisits a fascinating part of wartime history in a story where strong women triumph over adversity, and it's never too late to find love.' Clare Harvey War has not been kind to Carol Porter. It took her husband and baby, and with them her heart. At last she’s found some peace, working as a land girl at Coombe Farm. But Carol’s sanctuary, the whole local area in fact, is about to be disrupted.

While Danuta happens to be a well-trained and qualified nursing practitioner, the Cliffehaven Memorial Hospital’s matron does not believe her. Since she desperately wants a job, she decides to become a skivvy.