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Wait Till Summer

A Holidays at Home Saga seriesbook 1 of 4Next:Swingboats on the Sand(2001) →

Britain has entered the Second World War, and in the Welsh seaside town of St David's Wells, the arrival of evacuee children changes life for one local family. Eirlys Price persuades her parents to open their home to three young evacuees, a decision she could never have predicted would bring unsettling truths about her own family to light.

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As homesickness, whispering neighbours and the strains of wartime life test everyone, the townsfolk must rely on one another. The story follows them through the long months until summer, when the resort is expected to bloom again. Warm, nostalgic and rich in period detail, it opens a series set on the home front.

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adult

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