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A Mother's Love
She lost her mother but found hope...
Liverpool, 1940: there comes a moment in every child’s life when they must learn to stand on their own two feet.
For fifteen-year-old Ellie Lancton, that time has come all too soon. The death of her mother and the increase in air raids leaves Ellie alone and in grave danger. It’s not long before she is forced to leave her beloved Liverpool behind and cross the Mersey to seek refuge in the countryside.
But as the war takes comforts away, so too does it bring new opportunities; for work, new friendships, and perhaps a little love…
It will take all of Ellie’s courage to find her way without her mother’s guidance. But if Ellie can soldier on with grace and dignity, there might just be light at the end of the tunnel.
Liverpool, 1940: there comes a moment in every child’s life when they must learn to stand on their own two feet.
For fifteen-year-old Ellie Lancton, that time has come all too soon. The death of her mother and the increase in air raids leaves Ellie alone and in grave danger. It’s not long before she is forced to leave her beloved Liverpool behind and cross the Mersey to seek refuge in the countryside.
But as the war takes comforts away, so too does it bring new opportunities; for work, new friendships, and perhaps a little love…
It will take all of Ellie’s courage to find her way without her mother’s guidance. But if Ellie can soldier on with grace and dignity, there might just be light at the end of the tunnel.
366 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2019
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Katie Flynn
100 books218 followersLibrarian 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.
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.
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Displaying 1 - 15 of 15 reviews
April 1, 2019
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.
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February 16, 2021Cute. I give it a 3
December 7, 2025
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.
February 10, 2021
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 .
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 .
January 19, 2020
Love
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
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
June 5, 2022
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 ...😀
April 18, 2019
Lavender
I choice give star 🌟 rating as from the first page I haven't been able to out it down. It's a fabulous story with fabulous characters. A must read.x
I choice give star 🌟 rating as from the first page I haven't been able to out it down. It's a fabulous story with fabulous characters. A must read.x
June 15, 2019
Just didn’t do it for me this book didn’t have the same appeal as when Katie was writing. Had to abandon.
June 20, 2019
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?
October 1, 2019
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
February 28, 2020
Chilled read
Great little story of WW2, happy ending for a child who had it rough when she was young. Ellie is a great string character
Great little story of WW2, happy ending for a child who had it rough when she was young. Ellie is a great string character
April 12, 2020
Lavender 😻
December 11, 2020
A lovely book to read, didn't want to put it down
February 26, 2024
THIS WAS A TOUGH BOOK TO READ BUT I JUST COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN, EVERY BOOK KATIE WRITES IS BRILLIANT
June 9, 2019
Brilliant
Could not put the book down an excellent read. Totally enjoyed the book and felt I knew the characters in the book
Could not put the book down an excellent read. Totally enjoyed the book and felt I knew the characters in the book
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