Starlight

by Anne Douglas

Jess Raeburn lives with her widowed mother and beautiful sister in a small flat in Leith. Though reasonable content in her job in a department store, Jess dreams of a more exciting life. When she is hired to work in the box office at the Princess Street cinema, she is thrilled. For Jess is star-struck, and the job seems like a dream come true, with handsome projectionist, Ben Daniel, wonderfully part of the dream. But it is Ben's assistant, Rusty MacVail, whom she marries and, as the world moves towards a second World War, Jess will need all her courage to face what lies ahead. Especially when Ben comes back into her life and new and disturbing choices beckon...

8 pages, Audio Cassette

First published April 1, 2010

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Reviews

[Beth Lloyd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Library.
Really good, set during ww2, in Edinburgh. Not as upsetting as I expected.