In this “carefully considered, subtle and observant” wartime saga, a young English woman travels to Spain to help in the war effort and finds romance(The Sunday Times). In the powerful sequel to The Girl Now Leaving, Betty Burton takes her heroine into the Spanish Civil War. Poverty and factory work have filled Lu Wilmott with a determination to make something of herself. The call to Spain is irresistible: she can live up to her ideals and finally be the woman she’s always wanted to be. Signing up as a driver, Lu leaves her past and becomes “Eve”. One of the few women in charge of heavy vehicles, faced with constant danger, she falls for Spain. But here Eve encounters an old love. Can she find room in her stretched new life for romance? Amidst death and disease, fear and chaos, with food running low, we find a formidable woman is formed from the spirited, naive girl who left Portsmouth . . . “It is encouraging when someone like Betty Burton manages against the odds to become a roaring success.” —The Guardian
BOOK DESCRIPTION Rags are the story about a male chimpanzee/monkey found in the jungle and brought back to the city. He becomes the pet of a girl named Janie, who spends most of her time training Rags. Mishaps occur due to the mischievous nature of Rags. Rags frightens Janies mother, wears an evening gown, puts on a show, and meets the mayor in this endearing story about the relationship between a pet and his owner.
The changing lives of three women as their men are sent away to fight Everyone remembered the summer of ’39 as golden and strange. Golden because it was the driest on record; strange because people were burrowing holes and roofing them with iron. Waiting for the bombs... In the Hampshire town of Markham, Georgia Kennedy wakes on her husband’s last day in Civvy Street and feels elated. Conventionally married to the pompous Hugh, she discovers liberation during the war. Like other women, she embraces the camaraderie previously held back by gender and class. For Georgia, for rich, spoiled Eve, for salt-of-the-earth Dolly, life will never be the same again. Warm, witty and poignant, The Consequences of War confirms Betty Burton’s reputation as a master storyteller, and is perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Diney Costeloe or Rosie Harris.
From a British novelist acclaimed for her strong heroines and “good writing” filled with “human insight,” a woman spies for the Allied forces during WWII (The Irish Press). One woman’s passionate courage during World War II When Eve left her hometown of Portsmouth, she’d never intended to return. But now she has a confidence and maturity far beyond her years. This makes her a very attractive prospect to David Hatton, charged with selecting highly unusual, independent, and intelligent candidates for the Special Operations Executive. For in the war that lies ahead, brute force won’t be enough. Eve becomes part of the Second World War in a way that few others could manage. And when the time for role-playing and secrecy is over, who can say which is the real face of Eve? The extraordinary conclusion to Betty Burton’s captivating Lu Wilmott novels. “It is encouraging when someone like Betty Burton manages against the odds to become a roaring success.” —The Guardian
Featuring “a typical Betty Burton heroine . . . Strong, independent,” this historical saga chronicles a woman’s rise from her impoverished circumstances (Dorset Echo). A heart-wrenching and powerful coming of age story set in the early twentieth century. Lu Wilmott grows up in the Portsmouth slums of the 1920s. Stricken by diphtheria, she is sent to the Hampshire countryside where she discovers a robust fighting spirit and the first stirrings of attraction . . . But then she must follow her mother into the city’s grim corset-making trade. Lu realizes that things must change. And she can make it happen. Her journey from shy child to energetic woman encompasses love, deep friendship, and a growing political awareness. Above all, Lu is a survivor—and one to be reckoned with. “It is encouraging when someone like Betty Burton manages against the odds to become a roaring success.” —The Guardian
In this coming-of-age novel, “a treasure trove of good writing and human insight” three friends grapple with romance and women’s suffrage during WWI (The Irish Press). From the author of the Lu Wilmott series, a stunning saga of friendship, ambition, and love. Otis Hewetson is seventeen years old, pretty but unconventional and rebellious. She spends the summer of 1911 on a glorious holiday with her parents, and on a quest for independence. But little does she realize how her new friendships with Jack and Esther will change her life forever. Their paths are destined to cross as they grow from adolescence through to marriage, the fight for women’s rights and the bitter bloodshed of the Great War . . . “It is encouraging when someone like Betty Burton manages against the odds to become a roaring success.” —The Guardian
Set in England and South Africa during the 1950s and 1960s this novel tells of an indomitable woman whose own life reflects the changing face of our times. By the author of J̀ude', and L̀ong, hot summer'.
The Pain of the Stick-up Did Not Compare to the Lasting Effects of the Robbery! The man-made clouds which hang over the lives of those people of God who chose to hide the -SON- by their actions sometimes hinder many. The salt which has lost it's savor is that which most people choose to season their life with because that is all they can see due to the dark clouds. Might your vision be corrected to 20/20, your hope restored, your faith renewed, as the gunpowder is removed from your eyes through the difficult truth of these pages of Robbed At Churchpointe.
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