Far from My Father's House
- ISBN-10
- 1623655161
- ISBN-13
- 9781623655167
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 361
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-06-03
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Author
- Elizabeth Gill
Description
A sweeping story of love, hurt and revenge, Far From My Father's House is a moving account of a young man's life and love after the First World War. As a child Blake is taken in by neighbors after the death of his grandparents and works for his keep on their farm. As a young man he falls in love with his employer's daughter, Annie. To build a life together, away from the farm, Blake is determined to make his name and leaves the farm to seek work in the shipyards of Sunderland. He swears one day he will come back for Annieâ??but can he be sure she will wait for him?
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