Poppy Day
By: Amanda Prowse
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: W F Howes
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Rearsby [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781471222221
Subjects: Soldiers; Large type books; Afghan Wars; Hostages; Fiction
Description: Ever since hairdresser Poppy Day married her childhood sweetheart, Mart, she's been deliriously happy. Now Mart is fighting in Afghanistan, and Poppy is counting the days until he returns. It takes one knock at the door to rip Poppy's world apart. Mart has been taken hostage, and it's too dangerous for the army to rescue him. Poppy is determined to bring him home herself. But her journey will lead her to a heartbreaking dilemma. What price will she pay to save the man she loves? This is a gripping story of loss and courage from an author who knows what it is like to be the one left behind.