Poppy Day
- ISBN-10
- 1471222225
- ISBN-13
- 9781471222221
- Series
- Poppy Day
- Category
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Pages
- 452
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-01
- Author
- Amanda Prowse
Description
Poppy Day is a sweet, sunny hairdresser who lives in East London and married her childhood sweetheart, Mart. Now Mart is fighting in Afghanistan, and Poppy is counting the days until he returns. A knock at the door rips Poppy's world apart. Mart has been taken hostage, and the army can't do anything to rescue him. Refusing to believe in a future without her husband, Poppy decides to bring him home herself. Embarking on a dangerous journey to the plains of Afghanistan, she is forced to face a heartbreaking dilemma; will Poppy pay a terrible price to save the man she loves?
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