BOOKS - The heart stone
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The heart stone
Author: Judith Barrow
Year: February 18, 2021
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.4 MB
Language: English
Year: February 18, 2021
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.4 MB
Language: English
When war takes Jessie's love away, she must fight for her own survival1914 - and everything changes for Jessie on a day trip to Blackpool. She realises her true feelings for her childhood friend, Arthur, then just as they are travelling home from this rare treat, war is declared.Arthur lies about his age to join his Pals' Regiment. Jessie's widowed mother is so frightened of the future, she agrees to marry the vicious Amos Morgan, making Jessie's home an unsafe place for her. Before he leaves, Arthur and Jessie admit their feelings and promise to wait for each other. Arthur gives Jessie a heart-shaped stone to remember him. But with Arthur far away, their love leaves Jessie with a secret that will see her thrown from her home and terribly abused when she can hide the truth no longer. Faced with a desperate choice between love and safety, Jessie must fight for survival, whatever the cost.