Keep The Home Fires Burning

by Anne Baker

Lovely young Cathy is left pregnant with her first child when her husband is killed in the war. For a while she lives with her in-laws, but she leaps at the chance to return as a maid to the household where she worked before her marriage. With the birth of her daughter she is compelled to return to her parents-in-law, a less than ideal situation, particularly when in due course Cathy is being courted by dear old friend. When Cathy marries again and sets up in the antiques business with her husband, it looks like at last she will find the happiness she deserves, but she has made an enemy who can't bear to see Cathy enjoying her life...

Genres: Fiction

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Anne Baker trained as a nurse in England, but after her marriage lived in Libya and Nigeria before returning to Birkenhead, where she worked as a health visitor. She now lives with her husband in Merseyside.

Reviews

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

In 1915 Cathy Tanner marries Rolf Gottfried but things are not well between her and her mother in law Mildred who loves Rolf so much she believes Cathy has supplanted her in his affections and her world is turned totally upside down when Rolf is killed in action.
Strangely enough when Rosie is born Mildred transfers her affections to her and not one ounce of resentment considering the link to the hated Cathy but when Cathy decided to marry again life begins to get very complicated and Mildred's thoughts soon turn to revenge...
An absorbing and well crafted wartime drama that will appeal to any fan of historical fiction.

[LINDA HADDOCK · Rating 5 out of 5]

Home fires burning

Another excellent story from Anne Baker. Highly recommend. Stayed later into the night to finish it. Its a story about an orphan girl who grew up in an orphanage and then was paced in service. She met a young man whom she married, he went of the fight in the first world war and was killed. The story goes on how she went to live with her mother in law.. The mother in law wasn't a nice person and caused many problems for her daughter in law.

[Catherine Matsubu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good read

Anne has, again, written an edge of your seat romance! Although much is expected to happen, it never see s to be quite the way you thought. Keeps you on your toes

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic saga from Anne Baker. Some lovely characters here and also a not so nice one. Just when I thought you couldn't get any worse than my own mother-in-law I discovered Mildred who wasn't just a pain in the rear but also positively unhinged!

[Mary Christian Payne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Read!

I adored this engaging, well-written novel, set during and after w w I and after. Highly recommend this book to be back.

[Layla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, have read it a few times, 5 stars,

[patricia w wiktorek · Rating 4 out of 5]

WW1 was a Killer of men.

When the women left behind had t survive, they changed into independent beings. This story tells us of the struggles of one of them. Cathy. A good story.

[Layla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read this years ago in the soft cover version,

[Debra Reedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite book by this author. I found it rather dull.

[Xondra Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely heartfelt read.

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this can't believe how horrid Mildred was to Cathy. I was glad Cathy found some one new. A great read