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Descubre un mundo infinito de historias

Escucha y lee

Clare Flynn

Two troubled people in a turbulent world
In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see him again. Two days later her humdrum world is torn apart when the sleepy English seaside town where she lives is subjected to the first of many heavy bombing attacks.

In Ontario, Canada, Jim Armstrong is debating whether to volunteer. His decision becomes clear when he uncovers the secret his fiancée has been keeping from him. A few weeks later he is on a ship bound for England.

Gwen is forced to confront the truth she has concealed about her past and her own feelings. Jim battles with a bewildering and hostile world far removed from the cosy life of his Canadian farm. War brings horror and loss to each of them – can it also bring change and salvation?

From the author of A Greater World and The Gamekeeper's Wife, the first volume of the epic story of the impact of war on ordinary people.

Cranbrook Press

The Canadians

The Chalky Sea

They faced up to the challenges of war – but can they deal with the troubles of peace?

Canadian, Jim Armstrong, married in haste during the second world war, after a one-night stand. When his wife and their small son join him in Canada, it’s four years since they’ve seen each other.

War bride, Joan discovers Jim has no intention of the family returning to England. She struggles to adapt to life on a remote farm in Ontario, far from her family and cold-shouldered by Jim’s mother. Jim, haunted by his wartime experiences in Italy, Iingering feelings for a former lover, and the demands of the farm, begins to doubt his love for Joan.

From the rolling farmland of Ontario to the ravaged landscapes of war-torn Italy, this sweeping love story, the second volume in The Canadians trilogy, is the sequel to The Chalky Sea

The Alien Corn

Three strong women make their way in 1950s Canada 

English hairdresser, Ethel, is alone after the deaths of her family and her wartime fiancé. Widow and single mother, Alice, bringing up two daughters, receives an unexpected inheritance that will transform her life. War bride, Joan, is mother to three small children with a fourth on the way and money in short supply. All are brought together in a rural Canadian town where they each try to build a future – often in spite of the men in their lives. 

Each woman has a different idea of happiness. Will any or all of them achieve it? 

"Clare Flynn has once again captured the essence of an era and its people and then told a captivating story that keeps you enthralled to the end. Her books always touch you to the heart."

Jenny Hoops

The Frozen RIver

Three strong women make their way in 1950s Canada

English hairdresser, Ethel, alone after the deaths of her family and her wartime fiancé. Widow and single mother, Alice, bringing up two daughters, receives an unexpected inheritance that will transform her life. War bride, Joan, now mother to four small children. All brought together in a rural Canadian town where they each try to build a future – often in spite of the men in their lives. Each woman has a different idea of happiness. Will any or all of them achieve it?

The final novel in The Canadians series after The Chalky Sea and The Alien Corn. Grab your copy now and lose yourself in the lives and loves of these women.