War Comes To The Dales Av Betty Firth

Can she help the village survive the war?June 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on The Tyke magazine, the sleepy Yorkshire Dales village felt like a little pocket of a past long gone. While the rest of the country was suffering nightly bombing raids as the Blitz raged, life in isolated Silverdale carried on much as it had for a hundred years or more.But as the summer of 1941 approaches, war finally seems to have come to Silverdale. The villagers face new hardships when shortages and rationing begin to bite, young men become scarce as more and more are called up, and Bobby finds herself juggling her job on the magazine with a new role as an ARP warden in the nearby town of Boughton. Even her surly editor Reg and his wife are doing their bit, agreeing to take three young evacuees from London into their home.Meanwhile, Bobby has been growing closer to village vet Charlie. But with Charlie about to leave Silverdale to begin training with the RAF, will their relationship be able to survive the challenges and separation of war?Don't miss this heart-warming, captivating saga series set in the Yorkshire Dales in World War One, with plenty of rural appeal. If you like James Herriot, Gervase Phinn, Pam Howes or Maggie Mason, you'll love this.