For Many a Long Day (22 page)
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Authors: Anne Doughty
There were kisses and hugs and goodbyes. As they parted with James in the hallway Ellie knew they would not see Rose again.
She had quietly said her goodbye in her own inimitable way. She had left them with the wish that they would be happy together for many a long day.
NEXT IN THE SERIES
SHADOW ON THE LAND
It is 1942, and the Second World War has been going on for three wearying years. Although outside the bombing area of German planes, the quiet countryside of County Down is far from peaceful. The textile mills around Banbridge are running on 24 hour shifts and Alex Hamilton is struggling to keep over-worked machinery going with no prospect of getting replacements and pressure rising all the time for fabric, uniforms, and woven equipment, all so desperately needed.
At the same time, his wife Emily struggles with rationing and shortages of both food and fuel, to provide food and comfort not only for their own son and daughters, but for the many young American soldiers stationed nearby, far from home and suffering loneliness.
Bad news comes daily, but throughout the most desperate of times there is still a welcome for friends and strangers, and moments of unexpected happiness at even the darkest of times.
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A
NNE
D
OUGHTY
was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland. She is the author of twelve novels including
A Few Late Roses
which was longlisted for the
Irish Times
fiction prize. After many years living in England she returned to Belfast in 1998 and wrote the first of the novels that make up the Hamiltons series.
The Woman from Kerry
The Hamiltons of Ballydown
The Hawthorns Bloom in May
A Girl Called Rosie
For Many a Long Day
Shadow on the Land
On a Clear Day
Beyond the Green Hills
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First published in Great Britain in 2009.
This ebook edition first published by Allison & Busby in 2014.
Copyright © 2009 by A
NNE
D
OUGHTY
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All characters and events in this publication other than those clearly in the public domain are fictitious and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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ISBN 978–0–7490–1765–1