Hope in the valleys
Capaldi, Francesca2022
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It's August 1917 and WW1 continues to take a toll. The villagers of Dorcalon, a mining village in the Rhymney Valley, try to keep hope alive; but every day brings fresh tragedy as more of their sons and fathers are killed on foreign battlefields. Elizabeth Meredith, daughter of mine manager Herbert, enjoys a privileged position in the village, but she longs to break free of society's expectations.Falling in love with miner, Gwilym Owen, brings more joy to her life than she's ever known. until she's forced to choose between her love and her disapproving family. Seeking an escape, Elizabeth signs up as a VAD nurse and is swiftly sent to help the troops in France, even as her heart breaks at leaving Gwilym behind.
Main title:
Hope in the valleys / Francesca Capaldi.
Author:
Capaldi, Francesca, author
Imprint:
London : Canelo Hera, 2022.
Collation:
368 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781800327832 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92GAFF
LC class:
PR6103
Language:
English
BRN:
3051468
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