Origin: Spain
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The Forgotten Daughter (The Girls who Went to War) (in English)
Mary Wood
Synopsis "The Forgotten Daughter (The Girls who Went to War) (in English)"
Review: Wood is a born storyteller (Lancashire Evening Post) / Book Description: The gripping page-turner from the author of Tomorrow Brings Sorrow, Mary Wood. / From the Back Cover: From a tender age, Flora felt unloved and unwanted by her parents, but she finds safety in the arms of caring nanny Pru. But when Pru is cast out of the family home, under a shadow of secrets and with a young baby boy of her own on the way, it shatters little Flora. Over the years, however, Flora and Pru meet in secret - unbeknown to Flora's parents. Pru becomes the mother Flora never had, and Flora grows into a fine young woman. When Flora signs up as a volunteer with St John Ambulance, she begins to shape her life. But the drum of war beats loudly and her world is turned upside down when she receives a letter asking her to join the Red Cross in Belgium. With the fate of the country in the balance, it is a time for bravery. Flora's determined to be the strong woman she was destined to be. But with horror, loss and heartache on her horizon, there's a lot for young Flora to learn. 'Wood is a born storyteller' Lancashire Evening Post / About the Author: Born the thirteenth child of fifteen to a middle-class mother and an East End barrow boy, Mary Wood's family were poor, but rich in love. Over time, she developed a natural empathy with the less fortunate and is fascinated by social history. Mary raised four children and has numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. An avid reader, she first put pen to paper in 1989, and is now a full-time novelist.
