Keep Smiling Through

Name: Keep Smiling Through
Brand: Penguin Random House UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Ellie Dean
ISBN: 9781448164745

Author: Ellie Dean

Series: Cliffehaven Series #3

Narrator: Julie Maisey

Unabridged: 11 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Cornerstone Digital

Published: 09/20/2012

Categories: Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

June 1940. Despite losing her mother at a young age and her father away on important war work, seventeen-year-old Rita Smith has plenty of people to turn to in the close-knit community of Cliffhaven. Until Italy sides with Germany and Rita's closest friends and neighbours are interned as enemies of the state.

As war rages across Europe, Rita is more determined than ever to do her bit for the war effort. Although she is forced to give up her dream of joining the WAAF, she volunteers as a fire warden. When her own home is destroyed Rita vows she will not lose spirit and throws herself into doing her bit for king and country, longing for the day when she is reunited with those she loves best...

Reviews

Goodreads review by Teresa on January 31, 2025

Another good one from the series. In this one we have Rita, who lives with her dad but he is now serving over seas. Her mother died many years ago and the family next door have been her family too for all these years. The father is Italian, married to an English wife and they have a son. When Italy......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra - Alexs books and socks on December 11, 2021

Het derde deel in de veilige haven boeken en dit deel was niet mijn favoriet. Het boek begon voor mij goed, ik zat meteen in het verhaal, was geboeid en vond het boek een aangenaam leestempo hebben. Maar dat veranderde helaas snel, hoe meer ik las, hoe moeilijker ik er doorheen kwam. Het ene hoofdst......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on January 27, 2020

My least favorite book in this series. I really want to grab louise by the shoulders and shake her. Horrible woman......more

Goodreads review by Redfox5 on April 17, 2016

This wasn't as good as the first two books and here is a couple of reason why: The main character in this book is Rita, who is lovely but she doesn't live at Beach View Boarding House. This has always been the very heart of the story and although we do see how everyone is getting on there, it doesn'......more

Goodreads review by Tiffany on February 11, 2024

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish the characters really come to life beautifully. It feels real.......more

Quotes

THE THIRD CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN

June 1940. Rita Smith swore she would never lose heart . . . Despite losing her mother at a young age and her father away on important war work, seventeen-year-old Rita Smith has plenty of people to turn to in the close-knit community of Cliffehaven. from the publisher's description