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Softly Grow the Poppies Audrey Howard

Softly Grow the Poppies By Audrey Howard

Softly Grow the Poppies by Audrey Howard


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Condition - Very Good
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Summary

Set against the background of World War I, and two stately homes that became hospitals for the wounded, Audrey Howard's novel is an epic saga of love and war.

Softly Grow the Poppies Summary

Softly Grow the Poppies by Audrey Howard

Rose Beechworth is mistress of a charming country house - her own, left to her by her wealthy father. In the summer of 1914, she is not even looking for love.
Alice Weatherly turns Rose's world upside down. The loveable young heiress longs to kiss Captain Charlie Summers goodbye - she takes Rose to Liverpool's Lime Street station and into the heart of Charlie's brother Harry. Even though they are neighbours, they have never met, for Rose ignores the social round, while Harry's time is taken up desperately attempting to keep his father's ramshackle estate together. When he inherits Summer Place, a magnificent mansion with a proud history, he gladly lets it become a hospital for wounded soldiers.
As the war takes its terrible toll and Charlie disappears into the fog of battle, Alice - the spoilt runaway heiress - becomes a heroine, while Rose finds herself running two great houses. It seems impossible that any of them can ever find happiness again.

'Her thousands of fans recognise the artistry of a true storyteller' Lancashire Life

Softly Grow the Poppies Reviews

A joy to read . . . . This saga is, like all of Audrey Howard's books, compelling and memorable. * Historical Novels Review *
Her thousands of fans recognise the artistry of a true storyteller. * Lancashire Life *
Among the dross that constitutes the Liverpool saga market for women, Howard's enjoyable 19th-century historical romance of crossed love shines out. * Daily Mail *
Poignant and well plotted, this is the book to curl up with to shut out troubles. * Woman's Realm *

About Audrey Howard

Audrey Howard was born in Liverpool in 1929. Before she began to write she had a variety of jobs, among them hairdresser, model, shop assistant, cleaner and civil servant. In 1981, while living in Australia, she wrote the first of her bestselling novels. She lives in St Anne`s on Sea, her childhood home.

Additional information

GOR004366923
9781444755978
1444755978
Softly Grow the Poppies by Audrey Howard
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
20121108
400
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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