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The girl from Simon's Bay / Barbara Mutch.
1937. Louise Ahrendts, daughter of a shipbuilder, is at home in Simon's Town, a vibrant community in the Union of South Africa, with a Royal Navy port at its heart. Louise dreams of becoming a nurse and in a world of unwritten, unspoken rules about colour, she has to fight to make it a reality. The outbreak of the Second World War brings a man into Louise's world whom she is determined to follow - despite all the obstacles that life and conflict throw in their way. But when a new troubled moment of history dawns, can they find their way back to each other?
Record details
- ISBN: 9780749021306 (trade paperback) :
- Physical Description: 414 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: London, England : Allison & Busby Limited, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > South Africa > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. South Africa > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. Historical fiction. War fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Burns Lake Public Library | AF MUT (Text) | 35198000650128 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC MUT (Text) | 35146002058907 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Creston Public Library | FIC MUT (Text) | 35140001161820 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kitimat Public Library | Mut (Text) | 32665002107938 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| 100 Mile House Branch | MUT (Text) | 33923005925940 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | MUT (Text) | 33923005925957 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Sechelt Public Library | F MUTC (Text) | 33260000431610 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Winkler Library | F Mut (Text) | 35864002321089 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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A seashell and a sealed letter form a tenuous connection
A moving account of a love affair, battling against the odds thrown up by the upheavals â social, geographic and political â of the Second World War A second, heartfelt novel from the author of The Housemaidâs Daughter (UK â Headline, US â St Martinâs Press) Has themes in common with as Amma Asanteâs recent A United Kingdom
to a forbidden wartime romance
1937. Simonâs Town is a vibrant and diverse community in a picturesque part of the Union of South Africa. At the heart of the town is the Royal Navy port, and Louise Ahrendts, daughter of a shipbuilder, nurtures the idea that through hard work she could step beyond a destiny of domestic service. She dreams of becoming a nurse and she has the tenacity to make this dream a reality. When the Second World War breaks out and the port becomes a hub of activity, Louiseâs path crosses with that of Lieutenant David Horrocks. Despite the gulf in their backgrounds and the expectations facing them from family on both sides, Louise and David are determined to be together.
But as the end of the war approaches and a new troubled moment of history dawns, will they find their way back to each other? - Casemate Publishing
A seashell and a sealed letter form a tenuous connectionto a forbidden wartime romance1937. Simonâs Town is a vibrant and diverse community in a picturesque part of the Union of South Africa. At the heart of the town is the Royal Navy port, and Louise Ahrendts, daughter of a shipbuilder, nurtures the idea that through hard work she could step beyond a destiny of domestic service. She dreams of becoming a nurse and she has the tenacity to make this dream a reality. When the Second World War breaks out and the port becomes a hub of activity, Louiseâs path crosses with that of Lieutenant David Horrocks. Despite the gulf in their backgrounds and the expectations facing them from family on both sides, Louise and David are determined to be together.But as the end of the war approaches and a new troubled moment of history dawns, will they find their way back to each other? - Casemate Publishing
1937. Simonâs Town is a vibrant and diverse community in a picturesque part of the Union of South Africa. Louise Ahrendts, daughter of a shipbuilder, nurtures the idea that through hard work she could step beyond a destiny of domestic service. When the Second World War breaks out and the port becomes a hub of activity, Louiseâs path crosses with th
