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The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War
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The changing lives of three women as their men are sent away to fight

Everyone remembered the summer of ’39 as golden and strange. Golden because it was the driest on record; strange because people were burrowing holes and roofing them with iron. Waiting for the bombs…

In the Hampshire town of Markham, Georgia Kennedy wakes on her husband’s last day in Civvy Street and feels elated. Conventionally married to the pompous Hugh, she discovers liberation during the war. Like other women, she embraces the camaraderie previously held back by gender and class. For Georgia, for rich, spoiled Eve, for salt-of-the-earth Dolly, life will never be the same again.

Warm, witty and poignant, The Consequences of War confirms Betty Burton’s reputation as a master storyteller, and is perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Diney Costeloe or Rosie Harris.

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Release dateNov 13, 2017
ISBN9781788630320
The Consequences of War
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Betty Burton

Betty Burton was the author of many bestselling novels and short stories, including The Girl Now Leaving, Not Just A Soldier’s War, The Face of Eve and The Consequences of War. She also wrote for television and radio, and won the Chichester Festival Theatre Award.

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