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2000s: Even the deepest-buried secrets can find their way to the surface…
2000s: Even the deepest-buried secrets can find their way to the surface…
Moments before she dies, Nicola’s grandmother Betty whispers to her that there are babies at the bottom of the garden.
Nicola’s mother claims she was talking nonsense. However, when Nicola’s daughter finds a bone while playing in Betty’s garden, it’s clear that something sinister has taken place.
But will unearthing painful family secrets end up tearing Nicola’s family apart?
This is not a booktrail book given the subject matter but a read to inform and educate about the horrors of war inflicted on women.
The flashbacks tell of a Grandmothers story which takes place in the 1940s. a time when having babies out of wedlock was a shameful thing. If that baby was concieved in love or through rape, it didn’t seem to matter.
Triggers for rape, abuse and the scars of one generation lasting a lifetime in this novel. A moving account of wartime and women’s suffering.
Destination : Yorkshire Author/Guide: Linda Green Departure Time: 1940s, 2000s
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