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Catch up on the rest of Deborah Carr’s unforgettable historical novels below…
In The Beekeeper’s War, Nurse Pru le Cuirot leaves her home in Jersey in 1916 to care for injured soldiers at Ashbury Manor, Dorset. She wants to do her bit but she never expects to meet American pilot, Jack Garland, so unlike any man she has ever met.
When Jack is sent on a dangerous mission and vanishes, Pru is forced to make an agonising decision… one that will haunt them both forever.
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In An Island at War Estelle’s little sister Rosie is sent to the UK to keep her safe from the invading German army, whilst she is left behind on Jersey to help her grandmother run the family farm. When the Germans occupy the island, everything changes and Estelle and the islanders must face the reality of life under Nazi rule.
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In The Poppy Field, young nurse Gemma is struggling with the traumas she has witnessed through her job. Needing to escape from it all, she agrees to help renovate a rundown farmhouse in Doullens, France, a town near the Somme. There, in a boarded-up cupboard, wrapped in old newspapers, is a tin that reveals the secret letters and heartache of Alice Le Breton, a young volunteer nurse who worked in a casualty clearing station near the front line.
Set in the present day and during the horrifying years of WWI, both women discover deep down the strength and courage to carry on in even the most difficult of times.
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The Mrs Boots series follows the epic true story of Florence Boot – the woman behind the Boots empire. Jersey 1885: On the beautiful island of Jersey, Florence Rowe lives a quiet life working in her father’s bookshop. Life for the Rowe family is good, but Florence can’t help yearning for more… When Jesse Boot arrives on the island, Florence is immediately captivated by his tales of life in a busy, bustling city on the mainland. For the first time ever, Florence imagines a life away from the constraints of Jersey society, of being someone more than just a shopgirl. Until her parents reveal the shocking news that they will refuse any marriage proposal. Can Florence find a way to be with the man she loves and make a new life for herself?
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