The Ashgrove

"...a powerful and moving account of the brutality of war itself." TONY BENN "This book bears powerful witness to a grave injustice." MARTIN BELL The Ashgrove, a memorial to men killed in the First World War, is under threat from developers. Rachel Elliott, a local journalist, tries to uncover the mystery of the ninth tree - in whose memory is it and who planted it? Only when she is given a diary and some letters does she begin to unravel the truth. Written by Molly Day, a nurse in a hospital in France, the diary and letters tell of her life in the hospital and her love for Tom Carter, one of her patients. As the story of Molly and Tom unfolds, Rachel discovers her own links with the past and with the Ashgrove itself, making her determined to save the Ashgrove as a memorial to all the men who lost their lives.

Literature & Fiction

Costeloe, Diney

Contemporary

Isis Large Print

Genre Fiction

1921: in the sleepy village of Charlton Ambrose, eight ash trees stand as a timeless memorial to the men killed in World War I. On a dark and chilly night, a ninth tree appears. Who planted it and why? And who was "the unknown soldier" for whom it is marked? 2001: 80 years later, the memorial is under threat from developers. Local reporter, Rachel Elliott, is determined to save it, and to solve the mystery of the ninth tree. The trail will take her into the dark heart of her own family history; to a great, but tragic, love; and to a secret that has been kept since the war to end all wars. This book was previously published as The Ashgrove.

Ashgrove

Amolibros

Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage, not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them-without their family's consent or knowledge-are Rita and Rosie, the throwaway children.

The Throwaway Children

British & Irish

Dreamscape Media

Gritty, heartrending, and unputdownable—the story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War II Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage—not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle the charity which owns it to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them—without their family's consent or knowledge—are Rita and Rosie, the throwaway children.

Head of Zeus

Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage, not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them—without their family's consent or knowledge—are Rita and Rosie, the throwaway children.

The Throwaway Children: A gripping and emotional historical novel by bestselling author Diney Costleoe

Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is one precious photograph of the family she has left behind. Lonely and homesick, Lisa is adopted by a childless couple. But when the Blitz blows her new home apart, she wakes up in hospital with no memory of who she is or where she came from. The authorities give her a new name and dispatch her to a children's home. With the war raging around her, what will become of Lisa now?

The Girl With No Name

Lise is 13 when she arrives in England in August, 1939, with just one precious letter from the mother she will never see again. Bullied at school for being German, worse is to come when the Blitz blows her new home apart and she wakes up in hospital, with no memory of who she is or where she came from. Only the letter in her pocket gives a clue as to her identity, so the authorities give Lise a new name, make her a ward of court, and dispatch her to a children’s home. But one person is sure that she is still alive—Harry, the trouble-prone boy who protected her at school is determined to find and rescue Lise again if he can.

The Girl with No Name

Aria

1921: in the sleepy village of Charlton Ambrose, eight ash trees stand as a timeless memorial to the men killed in World War I. On a dark and chilly night, a ninth tree appears. Who planted it and why? And who was "the unknown soldier" for whom it is marked? 2001: 80 years later, the memorial is under threat from developers. Local reporter, Rachel Elliott, is determined to save it, and to solve the mystery of the ninth tree. The trail will take her into the dark heart of her own family history; to a great, but tragic, love; and to a secret that has been kept since the war to end all wars. This book was previously published as The Ashgrove.

The Lost Soldier

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The Ashgrove

The Ashgrove

Ashgrove

The Throwaway Children

The Throwaway Children

The Throwaway Children: A gripping and emotional historical novel by bestselling author Diney Costleoe

The Girl With No Name

The Girl With No Name

The Girl with No Name

The Lost Soldier