TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spooner, Olivia,
TI  - The girl from London
SN  - 9781869715120
U1  - NZ823.3 23
PY  - 2023///.
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand : 
PB  - Moa Press, 
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Nineteen forties
KW  - Evacuation of civilians (1939-1945 : World War)
KW  - Ocean travel
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Sydney (N.S.W.)
KW  - London (England)
KW  - NZ romantic fiction (New Zealand)
KW  - NZ historical fiction (New Zealand)
KW  - New Zealand fiction
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Romance fiction
N1  - Novel
N2  - London, 1940. Ruth, a young schoolteacher, volunteers as an escort helping to evacuate children from war-torn England to Australia and New Zealand. Her three-month voyage is fraught - their passage is perilous, and the children anxious and homesick. Nine-year-old Fergus is more troubled than most and Ruth forms an unexpected bond with the boy. It's not just Fergus who captures Ruth's attention. Bobby, a fellow volunteer who initially infuriates Ruth with his laidback charm, somehow gets under her skin and throws her ordered life into chaos. Tragedy strikes on their return voyage, when the Rangitane is attacked by German raiders. As the ship goes down, the surviving passengers are taken as prisoners of war aboard the German vessel. To the rest of the world, they are missing, presumed dead. New Zealand 2005. Hazel boards a plane to London, eager to explore Europe. Sitting next to her is a man named Joe. On her lap is a treasured book from her grandfather, Fergus. A book that will finally reveal Ruth's story. A captivating, heart-wrenching story of love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit that will stay with you long after you turn the final page
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