A Strong Hand to Hold

Name: A Strong Hand to Hold
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Anne Bennett
ISBN: 9780007593293

Author: Anne Bennett

Narrator: Avita Jay

Unabridged: 15 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 07/03/2014

Categories: Fiction, Sagas, Military Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

A heartbreaking tale of love and loss in a time of war, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves. Jenny O’Leary is devastated one morning in 1940 when she receives a telegram giving her the dreadful news that one of her brothers has been killed in action. Grief threatens to engulf her, but as an ARP warden, tending to Birmingham’s injured after the nightly raids, she is well-used to the suffering that thousands are enduring every day. Linda Prosser is just twelve years old and desperately close to her mother and two tiny brothers. As the bombs drop around them one fateful night, Linda takes a risk which has disastrous consequences. Terrified, and buried beneath a mass of debris after her home takes a direct hit, it is Jenny who crawls through the wreckage of the house to rescue her. So begins a friendship which is last through the years. But when Linda falls in love with a man that Jenny despises, she is faced with sacrificing her future happiness for the friend who has given her everything…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Loretta on March 16, 2015

I realy enjoyed this book.If you like books that explores the emotional aspects of a family when your country is at war, this is for you.I was captured by the family bonds, their heartbreak as they deal with life.A tear jerker, but a happy ending.......more

Goodreads review by Talía on June 19, 2020

This is the second book i read in english and i really have enjoyed much more this one. I think that It has happened because i have understood everything. Anne bennett set her writing in the Second World War. The principal role is Jenny, a twenty-years-old girl who lives with two harrigans: her mothe......more

Goodreads review by Hayley Marsland on March 05, 2021

Another book by an author I've not read for many years. Set during World War II, good plot line, strong relatable characters. Jenny O'Leary, rescues 12 year old Linda Lennox from the bombed out ruins of her house, after an air raid which kills Linda's mum and two younger brothers. Linda now, alone in t......more

Goodreads review by Charmaine on July 01, 2019

Awesome read......more

Goodreads review by Hayley Briston on April 28, 2019

I totally loved this book. It is a page turner from beginning to end. Reading how the girls relationship grows is a joy and so realistic. Can’t wait to read more of Anne’s books.......more

Quotes

Praise for Anne Bennett: ‘A powerful read that will have you gripped.’ Yours ‘[Anne Bennett is] blessed with a vivid imagination and a natural aptitude for writing’ Daily Post ‘An affecting story, populated with rich, beautifully drawn characters.’ Choice ‘The beauty of Anne’s books is that they are about normal people and are sewn through with human emotions which affect us all’ Birmingham Post