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A New Day
Beryl Matthews
After a traumatic past, life finally seems to be looking up for Hanna Foster. But war is on its way . . .
London, 1938. Hanna and Jack Foster had been sent to an orphanage when their parents were killed in a train crash, but were separated when a couple adopted Jack. Bullied and treated like a slave, it soon became clear it was a dreadful mistake. In desperation, Jack takes his future into his own hands and runs away to join the merchant navy, while Hanna takes a job looking after two children. For a time, life seems good, but war is looming and threatens to take away everything Hanna holds dear . . .
UK edition
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Publication Date: 31 May 2012
ISBN: 9780727881823
Price: £19.99
Dimensions: 222 x 141
Extent: 240 pages
US edition
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Publication Date: 1 Sep 2012
ISBN: 9780727881823
Price: $28.95
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.25
Extent: 240 pages
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