Author:
Shirley Dickson

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Learn more1943, England: On a foggy night during the blackout, 25-year-old May Robinson watches in horror as her mother, Ivy, is tragically killed. Heartbroken, May is not sure she has the strength to harbour the secret she has kept for so many years โ a secret that her mother devoted her life to hiding, and that would tear their broken family even further apart.
Vowing to make her mother proud, May trains to be a nurse at the local hospital, against a backdrop of wailing air-raid sirens and the eternal drone of enemy planes. Tending to wounded, ashen-faced soldiers and fighting to save lives, May encounters Richard Bentley, who works at the hospital. But why isnโt he fighting in the war like thousands of other brave young men?
In the darkest of days, amongst death and despair, May and Richard are beacons of hope for one another. But in a perilous time of such uncertainty, and as each longs to escape their past, how well do they really know each other? And when the shocking truth of Mayโs secret comes to light, can their love survive the impossible?
Shirley Dickson was born and grew up in the seaside town of South Shields. She left school at 15 and canโt remember a time when she didnโt write. She entered her first short story competition in โSchool Friendโ when she was 11. After Shirley retired from auxiliary nursing, she was able to devote her time to writing. After living in various locations, she settled under the big skies of Northumberland and has lived with her husband in the same house for over 40 years. Shirley has three daughters and four grandchildren and likes nothing better than family gatherings.
Joan Walker is a highly experienced actor and voice artist. As well as appearing in more than 500 plays on BBC Radio 3, 4 and World Service, she has voiced a wide range of TV and radio adverts, and is an award winning narrator of audiobooks. She is also the voice of audioguides in some of the greatest art galleries, museums and palaces in the world.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Joan Walker
ISBN:
9780655613428
Length:
10 hours 10 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Publication date:
July 1, 2019
Edition:
Unabridged