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Evacuees at the Wartime Bookshop

By: Lesley Eames
Narrated by: Polly Edsell
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Catch up with Alice, Kate and Naomi in the fourth book in The Wartime Bookshop series

January, 1942: Victoria is looking for a life away from the dangers of wartime London for herself and two orphaned children. Her search takes her to Churchwood in Hertfordshire which looks ideal, but the village residents are already dealing with their own problems . . .

Alice is working hard to get the village bookshop back up and running after the previous premises were destroyed. The new building is in urgent need of repair and a builder has been hired, but where is he and where is the money he was paid?

Kate is struggling to work out the next steps in her relationship with pilot Leo. Will he expect her to meet his parents? Knowing they are rich and elegant, Kate suspects they'd want their son's sweetheart to be the same - not a country bumpkin like her with barely a penny to her name.

Meanwhile, Naomi shows kindness to Victoria and her evacuees but is she biting off more than she can chew, especially when she is confronted with a surprising intruder . . .

With so much trouble and uncertainty in the village, can Victoria and her little family find the safe haven they crave?

Evacuees at the Wartime Bookshop is the third novel in the uplifting Wartime Bookshop series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest

© Lesley Eames 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

20th Century Family Life Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural Feel-Good Village

Critic Reviews

Praise for The Wartime Bookshop series
A refreshingly comforting book
A delightful wartime saga about a young girl making a difference in her new village... Beautiful book and I loved it
If you enjoy wartime dramas such as Home Fires you'll love The Wartime Bookshop
'Written by Lesley Eames, an author with romance at heart, The Wartime Bookshop is a wholesome novel questioning how friendship can be the answer. Snuggle up and experience her storytelling for yourself
A pleasure to read for anyone who enjoys a good wartime saga
A real cosy novel of women and friendship. I'm looking forward to seeing what this threesome gets up to next
Heartwarming... an uplifting tale with well-drawn characters
A delight from start to finish - the perfect comfort read!
Well written, well researched and likeable... It was uplifting to see Kate, Alice and Naomi slowly change and, through the bookshop, reach their potential
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