Book description
1915. As a child it never mattered to Blake that he had no mother, that
no one knew who his father was. He was secure in his grandparents' love,
happy on their farm in the Yorkshire dales. But when his grandparents
die suddenly, Blake's world collapses. Taken in by a neighbouring farmer
as hired help, Blake's life becomes focused on the land - and also a
secret love for Annie, his employer's daughter. And Annie may love Blake
too, but she knows she doesn't want to spend her life on the farm. So
Blake leaves for the coal mines and busy shipyards of Sunderland,
determined to make his name. He swears one day he will come back for
Annie - but can he be sure she will wait for him? 1915. As a child it
never mattered to Blake that he had no mother, that no one knew who his
father was. He was secure in his grandparents' love, happy on their farm
in the Yorkshire dales. But when his grandparents die suddenly,
Blake's world collapses. Taken in by a neighbouring farmer as hired
help, Blake's life becomes focused on the land - and also a secret love
for Annie, his employer's daughter. And Annie may love Blake too, but
she knows she doesn't want to spend her life on the farm. So Blake
leaves for the coal mines and busy shipyards of Sunderland, determined
to make his name. He swears one day he will come back for Annie - but
can he be sure she will wait for him?
