Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income! At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.
What a beautiful book of love,war,friendship and family Ellie is young when she loses the one person she loves beyond measure and then to have work so hard to pay the rent on the only home she has ever had.Then disgusting landlord Sid tries to take her innocence but she escapes and finds safety on Connor Murray's uncles farm.As she settles in to her new home she learns how to care for the animals and how to tend the crops.Aiden Murray makes sure she is safe and secure but knows that she wants to join up with her best friend Arla to do their bit for the war effort.Aiden wants to join up too but an accident on the farm as a boy damaged his leg leaving one leg longer.Ellie tells him to keep trying to full-fill his dream of joining the RAF.I can highly recommend this book it is worth more than 5*and written by a wonderful lady.
This was refreshing. All about the daughter's life. set in hard times during ww2, based in Liverpool. It sets a real capsule in time. With the accent. The way communities stuck together, looked after each other in hard times. The daughter is orphaned at 15yrs and it's all about her development into a young adult alongside the threat within a scary world. Nothing too shocking, just the right balance of characters that help shape her and her fierce determination in a world where women are stepping up to fight in war, communities and society.
Mixed feelings about this book . Although on the whole I enjoyed it ,it was very similar to the other 2 Katie flynn books I've read . I don't know if its a running theme with her books as in orphaned child ,bit or romance ,the jealous trouble maker and joining the forces ? Pleasant enough read but not very exciting .
A mother's love is the one thing that keeps Ellie going in the courts but then her mother dies and she goes to live on a farm and picks up her life again but her mother's love is still around her a great book 5 stars
Hello Everyone , I just finished reading A Mother's Love by Katie Flynn , what a wonderful book of heartache and love , during war time poor Ellie Lancton is only 15 when her life changes , it was a very enjoyable read ...😀
I have to say that I really enjoyed this, very likeable characters and a good story which flowed really well. 1 thing though, what happened to the cat?
Cathy skely huyton, says what a lovely book of war, laughter, tears romance great read i could not wait to get to bed or home from shops to find out what was happening with the gang xxx