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Publisher's Summary

The first book in a brand new World War II saga series. Perfect for fans of Ellie Dean and Annie Groves.

Dover, 1939.

At the heart of Dover's Market Square lies the Castle's Café. A bustling, homely place run by the formidable Nellie Castle and her six children. 

Since the scandalous birth of her beloved son 10 years before, Marianne, Nellie's eldest daughter, has preferred to stay in the kitchen, hidden away from the scrutiny of the town gossips. Overcome with shame, Marianne has never revealed the name of Donny's father - not even to her own mother. 

But with World War II just around the corner, Marianne's past catches up with her. And suddenly the lives of the Castle family become a lot more complicated. 

Will the secrets from her past destroy their future?
©2020 Ginny Bell (P)2020 Bonnier Books Ltd
Genre Fiction Historical
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  • S B
  • 2022-03-21

LANGUAGE

I'm only 9 minutes in and already there's cursing. BUT WHYYYYY??? It's completely unnecessarily. I'M DONE!!

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2022-03-04

Entertaining

Beginning to the end, this audio was so entertaining to listen to. Sad at times but many moments of laughter. Everyone should have a Nellie Castle in their life, sadly I don't.
The narrator made the story engaging. I look forward to the next book and hope it tells us how the lives of the rest of the characters are doing.

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  • Brityvette
  • 2021-12-08

Memories of my hometown

I loved this book! The narrator was outstanding. I am from Deal and went to high school in Dover so I could visualize so much. I have visited the tunnels under the castle and it’s a fascinating visit. The book just captured the atmosphere of that time in our history. Can’t wait to read number 2!!

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  • marylu gray
  • 2022-07-02

Unexpected pleasure

I found the whole book fascinating with the feisty family matron who says it just the way she sees it! She's feisty and hard nosed at times, but keeps her community together during the hardest of times! So many life lessons to learn here.

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  • Antoinette M. Sasiela
  • 2022-06-09

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Even though I love WWII stories I found the reader annoying so I never got past chapter five.

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  • JDV
  • 2022-06-05

Great War story

I really love reading World War Two stories. I loved the character development and I felt like I truly knew these folks. Also loved the reader.

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  • Pooh Bear
  • 2022-05-27

Good book!

I have been reading a lot of war books and this is definitely one of the best
It has war, family, and love and community
highly recommend

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  • South Jersey Mama
  • 2022-05-26

Excellent Story!!

I really enjoyed this story. It is well written. The characters are relatable. I love the family saga aspect of it. The narrator did a spectacular job telling the story. I laughed out loud a lot, got angry and had tears. I was definitely invested in the story and couldn’t wait to see what happened. I love historical fiction and this was the first time I read this author. I look forward to the next book in the series.

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  • Laura Maness
  • 2022-05-16

Awesome book

Great story and a easy read/listen. Happy to live on the the next book in the series

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  • gillian r fisher
  • 2022-03-11

Loved it!

Started out slow with lots of confusing characters, but got better and better as it went on!