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Poppies in the Corn

by Fay Garrison · 2009

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When the Second World War broke out, Fay Garrison with her mother and siblings moved out from her native Birmingham to a peaceful country backwater in the little Hampshire village of Redenham. Her idyllic existence was shattered by the news of her father's capture at Dunkirk.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
teachersteachersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisruralruralMore like thisLess of thisBirminghamBirminghamMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 104 pages

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