Keep Smiling Through (Street at War) [Paperback]

Lilian Harry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1996 | Series: Street at War

It is May 1941, and the people of April Grove, Portsmouth, are beginning to feel the war will never end. Families are being torn apart, not only by the separations and loss of war, but by more unexpected frictions, as wives and daughters play new and independent roles, and children are forced to grow up too fast. Betty faces conflict at home over the man that she loves; Carol is desperate to escape her carping mother; and Micky nearly brings tragedy to them all. Yet as the war irredeemably changes their lives, the families of April Grove learn to endure, and even to keep smiling through.

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About the Author

Lilian Harry grew up in Portsmouth and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor with three ginger cats and a black and silver miniature schnauzer with a fan club bigger than that of her mistress. Her daughter and two grandchildren live nearby.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Orion Publishing (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752834428
• ISBN-13: 978-0752834429
• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 4.5 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,186,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hi,I am Lilian Harry and am delighted to welcome you to my Author Central page. I've been writing for a long time now, under the name Donna Baker as well as Lilian Harry, and most of my books are classed as 'historical novels', including those set during the Second World War (which is slightly hurtful, since I remember it....) I grew up near Portsmouth in Hampshire, have lived in Devon, Herefordshire and the Lake District (my favourite place!) and am now back in Devon on the edge of Dartmoor, where I am out every day walking my miniature schnauzer. Apart from writing, I ring bells, take part in amateur dramatics, go to concerts, theatre etc, read and play bridge - but only with very tolerant, forgiving people who like me a lot. (Or on the computer!) I would like to be cloned so that I can do all these things simultaneously.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, but a little slow in places, November 28, 2003

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M. E. Newell (Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keep Smiling Through (Street at War) (Paperback)

"Keep Smiling Through" is the third book in the Portsmouth series by Lilian Harry. While I did enjoy this book I have admit that it was slow in places and it did have trouble holding my attention. Beside those issues, Ms. Harry did an excellent job by drawing the reading into believing that they themselves are in war-time Portsmouth. Overall, its a good book.