The Girl Who Disappeared
The Girl Who Disappeared by James Lingard Information about the Book Title: The Girl Who Disappeared Author: James Lingard Release Date: 14th January 2020 Genre: Historical Fiction Page Count: 200 Publisher: Clink Street Publishing Goodreads Link : Amazon Link: Summary: Britain in the 1930s. Emily falls passionately in love with working class Walter, despite fierce opposition from her class conscious father. She sees marriage as a partnership of equals and resolves to elope to escape such a male dominated society. Emily’s actions will see her struggle to survive the subsequent devastation brought about by the war, as she and her four year old son are thrown into the midst of danger and death. The family experience rationing and the terror of bombing. Their air raid shelter is destroyed by a direct hit. When Walter volunteers for the army, Emily and her son are evacuated to a rat infested cottage in a farming community near Hebden Bridge. The war ch...