A Place to Call Home, Val Wood
A Place to Call Home, Val Wood
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A Place to Call Home

Author: Val Wood

Narrator: Anne Dover

Unabridged: 11 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/29/2018


Synopsis

Random House presents the audiobook edition of A Place to Call Home by Val Wood, read by Anne Dover.

Ellen thought she’d always live in the remote, pretty coastal village where she grew up. After all, her husband, Harry, works on a farm where he’s guaranteed a job and home for life.

But when the old landowner dies and the couple and their young children are forced from their cottage, the future is suddenly bleak. Rather than stay – and starve – in the countryside they love, Harry sets out to find a job in the factories and mills of nearby Hull, and Ellen must leave behind everything she’s ever known to follow her husband and build a new life for her family on the unfamiliar city streets.

The road ahead is full of hardships and challenges. But with love and determination, they make the best of things, forging friendships with other newcomers and refugees; even helping them to succeed in their new surroundings.

Then tragedy threatens Ellen’s fragile happiness. How much more can she sacrifice before they find a place to call home?

Val Wood's wonderful historical sagas are perfect for readers of Dilly Court, Maggie Hope and Rosie Goodwin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anira on October 30, 2025

This book gripped me from the very first page. A Place to Call Home is more than just a story it’s a journey through pain, resilience, and the human spirit’s unrelenting search for belonging. Aarti Gosine paints Sookoo’s life with such raw emotion that I could almost feel the weight of his struggles......more


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[A] finely crafted historical story with unforgettable characters and a feisty heroine Peterborough Telegraph