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A story by Emma Barnes

The Girl From Hard Times Hill

South Wales, after the war — a life turned upside down.

Stand-alone storyHistoryFamilyAusterity era

Set in the Austerity period after World War II, this tells the tale of Megan whose life in South Wales is turned upside down when her father comes home from serving with the Occupying Forces in Germany.

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“There is plenty for contemporary young readers to identify with… This is a well written book.”
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