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The Red Cross orphans / Glynis Peters.

Peters, Glynis, (author.). One More Chapter, (publisher.).

Summary:

Orphan Kitty Pattison is young and naïve when she volunteers with the Red Cross. She meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged during the Blitz. Days are spent nursing injured soldiers and caring for orphans just like herself. Nights are spent anticipating bombs falling from the sky and then trawling through the wreckage to save who she can, but the light and laughter she finds with Jo and Trix see Kitty through the darkest hours. And when Kitty starts growing closer to handsome Canadian doctor Michael McCarthy, it's her friends who help her find the courage to realize we all deserve love.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780008523794
  • ISBN: 0008523797
  • Physical Description: 391 pages ; 20 cm.
  • Edition: Paperback edition.
  • Publisher: London : One More Chapter, 2022.
Subject: Female friendship > England > 20th century > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > England > 20th century > Fiction.
Orphans > England > 20th century > Fiction.
Red Cross and Red Crescent > England > Employees > 20th century > Fiction.
Volunteer workers in medical care > England > 20th century > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > England > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Riverside Regional.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Riverside Regional-Benton F PET (Text) 30000005537687 Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: Orphan Kitty Pattison is young and naïve when she volunteers with the Red Cross. She meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged during the Blitz. Days are spent nursing injured soldiers and caring for orphans just like herself. Nights are spent anticipating bombs falling from the sky and then trawling through the wreckage to save who she can, but the light and laughter she finds with Jo and Trix see Kitty through the darkest hours. And when Kitty starts growing closer to handsome Canadian doctor Michael McCarthy, it's her friends who help her find the courage to realize we all deserve love.

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