1945, France.
It was a summer of forbidden pleasure, lost innocence and unendurable heartache, when Madeleine was to sacrifice everything she knew for a love that had barely begun.
For eighteen year old Madeleine, the celebration fair is a much-needed excuse for fun after the dark days of the occupation. Little does she know that a chance meeting at the fair will change her life forever.
Tom is a dashing young English soldier, far from his coal-mining village home in north east England, footloose and fancy-free in a foreign land where he awaits his demobilization.
This novel, is based on the true story of the author's parents, and takes you from the battle weary fields of northern France to the bleak village industries of north east England.
Northern Girl takes you on an unforgettable journey - a journey of all consuming passion, heartbreak, and family shame,and ultimately to a destination that no one could have expected.
It was a summer of forbidden pleasure, lost innocence and unendurable heartache, when Madeleine was to sacrifice everything she knew for a love that had barely begun.
For eighteen year old Madeleine, the celebration fair is a much-needed excuse for fun after the dark days of the occupation. Little does she know that a chance meeting at the fair will change her life forever.
Tom is a dashing young English soldier, far from his coal-mining village home in north east England, footloose and fancy-free in a foreign land where he awaits his demobilization.
This novel, is based on the true story of the author's parents, and takes you from the battle weary fields of northern France to the bleak village industries of north east England.
Northern Girl takes you on an unforgettable journey - a journey of all consuming passion, heartbreak, and family shame,and ultimately to a destination that no one could have expected.
