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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Second World War fiction, Historical romance, Sagas, Historical fiction
In 1940, as bombs fall on Britain, three young evacuees from Newcastle must leave behind everything they know to find a new life.
After the fall of France, three young evacuees from the east end of Newcastle are sent to the safety of a country village. Billeted in a grand house with a spinster and her niece, Hazel, Irene and Carol's futures will be irrevocably changed by their new lives.
When peace is declared, and Hazel and Irene return to the families they were forced to leave, they find Newcastle very different to the home they remembered. Mourning the people they love, they try to start again. But when they're invited back to celebrate the Coronation of young Queen Elizabeth, they must find a way to come to terms with the past...
Praise for Counting the Days: A touching saga of war, friendship and love
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A story of hope and determination... a really good read - Historical Novels Review
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You won't be able to put it down - Yours magazine
Benita Brown
Benita Brown was born and brought up in Newcastle by her English mother, the youngest of thirteen children, and her Indian father, who came to Newcastle to study medicine and fell in love with the place and the people. After meeting her husband while she was at drama school in London, Benita returned to her home town and worked as a teacher and broadcaster before becoming a full-time writer, publishing many much-loved novels. Sadly, Counting the Days was Benita's last book, as she passed away in April 2014 following a sudden illness. She will be greatly missed.
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