The Poppy Field by Deborah Carr
The
Poppy Field
This year marks the 100th anniversary of
the end of the First World War.
Young nurse, Gemma, is struggling with the
traumas she has witnessed through her job in the NHS.
Needing to escape from it
all, Gemma agrees to help renovate a rundown farmhouse in Doullens, France, a
town near the Somme. There, in a boarded-up cupboard, wrapped in old
newspapers, is a tin that reveals the secret letters and heartache of Alice Le
Breton, a young volunteer nurse who worked in a casualty clearing station near
the front line.
Set in the present day and during the
horrifying years of the war, both woman discover deep down the strength and
courage to carry on in even the most difficult of times. Through Alice’s words
and her unfailing love for her sweetheart at the front, Gemma learns to truly
live again.
This is a beautifully written epic historical
novel that will take your breath away.
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Author
Bio – Deborah Carr lives on the island of Jersey in
the Channel Islands with her husband, two children and three rescue dogs. She
became interested in books set in WW1 when researching her great-grandfather's
time as a cavalryman in the 17th 21st Lancers.
She is part of ‘The Blonde Plotters’
writing group and was Deputy Editor on the online review site, Novelicious.com
for seven years. Her debut historical romance, Broken Faces, is set in WW1 and
was runner-up in the 2012 Good Housekeeping Novel Writing Competition and given
a 'special commendation' in the Harry Bowling Prize that year. The Poppy Field
is her second historical novel.
Social
Media Links –
Website: https://www.deborahcarr.org/
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