Inicio > Ficción y temas afines > Ficción histórica > On a Wing and a Prayer
On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing and a Prayer

Helen Carey

11,28 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Cambria Books
Año de edición:
2018
Materia
Ficción histórica
ISBN:
9781999741686
11,28 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Añadir a favoritos
Sobre IBD

This third book in the Lavender Road series about World War 2 is the perfect read for fans of Ellie Dean, Kate Thompson and Donna Douglas.October 1941. London has been ravaged by war for two years now and life couldn't be tougher for those living on Lavender Road. Many loved ones have been lost and sacrifices made, but Lady Helen de Burrel is about to take the biggest risk yet.Inspired by the courage of her friends on this south London street, Helen volunteers to join the Special Operations Executive and puts her life in jeopardy for the sake of her country. But it's hard to know who to trust, and when her heart is on the line even love becomes dangerous.The war has changed everything, but one thing is certain; the women of Lavender Road will rally together, no matter what the future has in store...

Artículos relacionados

  • Heart of Darkness
    Joseph Conrad
    Although Polish, Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest English writers, and Heart of Darkness is considered his best.  As a reader we are brought to face our psychological selves to answer, ‘Who is the true savage?’ ...
    Disponible

    6,42 €

  • The Safeguard
    Diana M Wilder
    Lavinia Wheeler’s world had been torn apart over the past three years When the Civil War comes to her doorstep, her generosity in opening her house as a hospital brings a change in her life far beyond any blessing she could have dreamed of or asked for. Between dealing with the Yankee-hating townsfolk, her former slaves, a passel of wounded Yankees, a government that takes a d...
    Disponible

    15,26 €

  • To Gain What’s Lost
    AnneMarie Brear
    She thinks her life has changed for the better, her dark secrets hidden, but little does she know… The daughter of a wealthy landowner in Yorkshire, England in 1864, Anna Thornton leads a privileged life. But she is not content. She wants her life to mean something and longs to be accepted for the free-thinking, independent woman she is. When the dashing, adventurer Matt Cowan ...
    Disponible

    11,74 €

  • Hannah
    E. Ruth Harder
    More than 2000 years ago, the world was a very different place. Into that world was born a very unique girl-Hannah. An orphan, she is, never the less, intelligent, ambitious and fiercely independent. Hannah’s bond with her first true friend, Mary, leads her into a life where she becomes a singular woman who is true to her soul, and strong in her faith in God. Against all rules ...
    Disponible

    12,27 €

  • Beyond Derrynane
    Kevin O'Connell
    Wed in an arranged marriage to a man nearly fifty years her senior, sixteen-year-old Eileen O'Connell goes from being one of five unmarried sisters to become the mistress of Ballyhar, the great estate of John O'Connor, one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Ireland. When O'Connor dies suddenly seven months into their marriage, Eileen must decide whether ...
    Disponible

    13,40 €

  • The Walker
    Bruce Bradley
    'The Walker' is the untold story of Black Bart. True Story: In the early 1870's, a man named Charley was working a gold claim near present day Butte, Montana. Wells Fargo tried to buy the claim, but Charley wouldn't sell, so they bought all the land around him and cut off his water. Unable to work his claim, Charley wrote to his wife and swore to get even--and he did. B...

Otros libros del autor

  • Victory Girls
    Helen Carey
    It’s August 1944. Allied forces are finally making headway in Europe. But rocket attacks on London are a chilling reminder that the war is not yet won. Victory may be just round the corner, but the fighting is far from over for the women of Lavender Road.Helen de Burrel knows from bitter experience how dangerous things are in war-torn France, but it’s a long time since she hear...
    Disponible

    16,04 €

  • The Other Side of the Street
    Helen Carey
    It’s January 1944. The British are weary of air raids and rationing. But now there are rumours of an Allied invasion of France. The tide of the Second World War finally seems to be turning.For the residents of London’s Lavender Road, however, the war seems determined to thwart their plans for future happiness.When an attractive American officer arrives at her factory to recruit...
    Disponible

    16,10 €

  • London Calling
    Helen Carey
    It’s December 1942, and German air raids have devastated south London.  While their husbands and loved-ones face up to Hitler’s forces in Europe and North Africa, the women of Lavender Road have their own problems to confront.  Lavender Road is a perfectly ordinary London street. But in wartime ordinary people sometimes find themselves doing extraordinary things, and nurse Moll...
    Disponible

    14,46 €

  • Some Sunny Day
    Helen Carey
    It is 1940, a year into the Second World War. London is now a very dangerous place. But despite the bombing and the privations, living and loving must go on.Shy Katy Parsons from the pub summons the courage to enroll as a nurse, but quickly discovers that the rigours of hospital life are hard to bear, although not quite as hard as falling in love with an unobtainable man.Away o...
    Disponible

    11,18 €

  • Lavender Road
    Helen Carey
    September 1939As the nation braces itself for war, the residents of Lavender Road are dealing with troubles of their own.With her husband in jail, Joyce Carter is never sure where her family's next meal will come from. And her troublesome daughter, Jen, isn't helping matters by refusing to work until she achieves her dream of becoming an actress.Pam Nelson is struggling...
    Disponible

    11,40 €