Summary
Billie Challinor’s mother dies during an air raid, but the child grows up confident that in her jazz musician father Chas she has the best dad in the world. Seeking refuge from the London Blitz by moving to Leeds, kindly landlady Liz Morris befriends them: the scarred, wisecracking man, who isn’t afraid to overstep the mark if the cause is a good one, and his clever and resilient little girl. Billie needs every ounce of courage she possesses when her father joins the Army just before the D-Da…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349404011 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349404011 |
| Author: | Ken McCoy |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 181mm x 28mm |
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A moving story and well told– Yorkshire Evening Press
A moving story and well told–Yorkshire Evening Press
A staunchly powerful novel by a local author–Bradford Telegraph and Argus
About The Author
Ken McCoy
Ken McCoy ran his own engineering company for twenty-five years. During this time he also worked as a free-lance artist, greeting card designer and after-dinner entertainer. He has appeared on TV, radio and as a comedian. He is married and has 5 children and 6 grand-children.
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