A home of our own
By: Gwen Kirkwood
Edition: First large print edition 2013.
Publisher: Severn House Large Print
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780727896117
Subjects: Farm life; Fiction; Rape victims; Single mothers; Social conditions
Description: 1951. Meg and Steven Caraford count their blessings: their farm is prospering, they have a baby boy, and Steven's troublesome half-brother, Fred, has moved to Canada. Then Steven's mother takes in Ruth, a young female lodger with a small daughter. Steven and Meg are shocked to learn that Avril is Fred's illegitimate daughter, born as a result of rape. The family helps Ruth to recover from her traumatic past, but there will be obstacles to overcome, not least the frightening prospect of Fred's return ...
Notes: Standard print edition originally published: Sutton : Severn House, 2010.