War Girl

With war looming, she must find a safe place to call home…

YORKSHIRE, 1926
Eight-year-old Mirren has grown up in the shadow of the Great War. When a tragic accident leaves her orphaned, she is sent to live with relatives in the countryside.

A NEW BEGINNING
Safe with her new family, Mirren grows into a strong woman and falls for local heartthrob, Jack. With a husband and child of her own, Mirren finally feels complete – until the Second World War arrives, threatening everything she holds dear.

A SUFFERING HEART
Jack returns from war a changed man and when tragedy strikes history seems set to repeat itself. Is heartache here to stay or can Mirren find happiness once more?

A heartfelt tale of love, loss and hope in the darkest of times. Perfect for fans of Glynis Peters and Molly Green.

Reviews

‘A beautiful, almost poetically-written tale of love and tragedy in the Yorkshire Dales mainly set during the Second World War. The characters are real flesh and blood and the reader shares their ups and downs with genuine empathy.’

Maureen Lee, author of Kitty and her Sisters

‘An epic tale of hardship and tragedy straddling the Second World War’

The Bookseller

‘A captivating journey back to the past’.

Closer Magazine

‘A warm and enchanting first novel from a writer with an instinctive feel for the northern landscape’

Lancashire Evening Post

About the author

Leah Fleming was born in Lancashire of Scottish parents, and is married with four grown-up children and four grandchildren. She writes full-time from a haunted farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales and from the slopes of an olive grove in Crete.