A Penny a Day [Paperback]

Lilian Harry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2009

April Grove and Burracombe characters are linked in this touching new Lilian Harry novel. It is December 1952. A wedding is being planned in April Grove, Portsmouth, and Jess and Frank Budd want to bring together all their friends and neighbors, both from April Grove itself and from Bridge End, where the family was evacuated during World War II. They even invite Stella Simmons and her sister Maddy, who now live in the Devonshire village of Burracombe. Dan and Ruth Hodges attend, together with Dan's son Sammy, who immediately falls in love with his childhood playmate Maddy. But Stephen Napier, son of the Squire of Burracombe, proves a strong rival and Maddy is not yet ready to make such a momentous decision about her life. Meanwhile, Ruth's niece Lizzie and her husband Alec seem to have overcome the problems they encountered when Alec returned from the prisoner-of-war camp which almost broke him. But their happiness is threatened when a face from Lizzie's past reappears in her life and turns everything upside down.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This wonderfully nostalgic novel will evoke strong memories for those who were around in the 1950s A heart-warming story from the author of Storm over Burracombe, Lilian Harry is an outstanding storyteller.' MANCESTER EVENING NEWS --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Lilian Harry is the author of The Girls They Left Behind and Tuppence to Spend.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Orion Publishing (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752882961
• ISBN-13: 978-0752882963
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,249,867 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.