A Place to Belong, Cathy Mansell
A Place to Belong, Cathy Mansell
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A Place to Belong
A gripping, heartwrenching saga set in World War Two Ireland

Author: Cathy Mansell

Narrator: Shelley Atkinson

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Review

Published: 11/28/2019

Synopsis

She lost everything in one night. Now she must fight for happiness.

Dramatic, emotional and romantic, if you love Lorna Cook, Tracy Rees and Jenny Ashcroft, you'll love this gripping and heartwrenching novel from Cathy Mansell, set against the sweeping backdrop of Dublin and rural Ireland in the 1940s.

It's 1943 and Ireland has escaped the worst of the war raging in Europe, but life is not without its hardships. When fire breaks out at the convent in Cavan where she has spent the past ten years, orphan Eva Fallon barely escapes with her life.

She's offered a bed for the night by Ma Scully, whilst her nephew Cathal, visiting from Dublin, helps battle the blaze. Seventeen-year-old Eva has never known such kindness but she's too proud to take advantage, and finds a job at Blackstock's farm, setting in motion a chain of events that will change her life forever.

Amidst tragedy and hardship, the only ray of light is the friendship of Ma Scully and her growing, secret love for Cathal. And through it all Eva clings to her hope that one day she will find a place where she can truly belong.

(P) 2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Cathy Mansell

Cathy Mansell was born in Ireland and, although she now lives in Leicester, her Irish heritage plays a significant role in her fiction. Hailing from a family of writers, she says it was inevitable that she too would become one. She has had five novels published by Tirgearr Publishing before publishing A Place to Belong with Headline.To find out more about Cathy, visit her website: cathymansell.co.uk, find her on Facebook: facebook.com/CathyMansell12 and follow her on Twitter: @cathymansell3.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley on September 24, 2019

An amazing story I love the characters and the setting of this story. They are so realistic, from the charming Cathal Burke, to the evil Matthew Blackstone. I especially loved the characters of Ma Scully and Big Finn. Aggie Blackstone made quite the villain, and John Blackstone a lonely man. Their pa......more

Goodreads review by Kemberlee on February 28, 2020

Set in 1943 and during the height of WWII, 17-year-old Eva Fallon has spent the last ten years under the care of an orphanage in Cavan after the death of her parents. Ireland was a neutral country but war fears were still at the top of everyone's minds. This was also a time when the Catholic church......more

Goodreads review by Jeanniehay64 on February 03, 2020

This was a beautiful emotional story. Eva Fallon, the main character lives in an orphanage but when a fire destroys it she finds herself homeless and traumatised., but she is taken in by Ma Scully who shows her kindness and caring. Ma organises work for Eva at Blackstock farm. Although this provides......more

Goodreads review by Tina on January 12, 2020

Cathy Mansell's A Place to Belong is a sweet story about a young orphan girl trying to find her way in Ireland during World War II. When the orphanage where Eva lives catches on fire,she finds herself being cared for by Ma Scully. Ma helps Eva to find work at Blackstock farm, where her life changes......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on October 10, 2019

What a lovely emotional story this is about Eva Fallon and her struggle for a happy loving life.Living in an Orphanage is a hard life but eva just squares her shoulders and gets on with life although she rebels at times.One night there is a tragedy at the orphanage that throws eva out into a world s......more

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