Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial :https://esound.space/audibleTitle: Now the War Is OverAuthor: Annie MurrayNarrator: Annie AldingtonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 13 hrs and 48 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 06-16-16Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.Genres: Fiction, HistoricalSummary:The Second World War has finally come to a close. Birmingham is welcoming home its menfolk, and a new chapter is beginning in Rachel Booker's life. Her husband has returned, and the family that struggled for survival throughout the uncertain war years is now together. But family life settles into a routine, and Rachel, unsatisfied, starts to yearn for more.Melly, Rachel's eldest daughter, is a child of the war. She grew up in the bombed-out streets of Birmingham and has never known anything other than the hungry ration years and supporting her mother and younger brother, Tommy. But times are changing, and Melly now has a fresh future ahead of her. She's determined to make the most of life, and her greatest wish is to become a nurse.As the gloom of the 1940s passes by and the promise of the 1950s dawns, a whole new world of opportunity opens up to Rachel and Melly - but with this comes new challenges and tough choices. They will both have to decide whether their loyalties still lie with the family and friends they clung to throughout the war years or if it's time to move on....Contact: [email protected]

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