Book description
After nursing in the Spanish Civil War, Susan is relieved to set foot
on English soil again. By her side is a beautiful, young Spanish woman,
Chichu, who has lost her whole family in the fight against Franco and
only kept her own life by fleeing. But adjusting to life in England
isn't easy; Chichu's foreign temperament is often met with suspicion,
and Susan, who discovers that a tragic love affair has left her
pregnant, also faces hostility. In desperation they return to Susan's
childhood home, a farm on the Durham fells - now run by a reclusive
farmer. But their peace is short-lived as threat of the Second World War
reaches the countryside and Chichu is interned. Unwillingly, Susan turns
to Spanish War veteran Aaron Maichin for help, a man whom neither she
nor Chichu ever trusted... Wendy Robertson grew up in the North of
England, one of four children. A full-time writer since 1989, she also
runs a writing group and workshops for new writers, and is Writer In
Residence at Long Newton Prison..
