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Welcome Home

By: Margaret Dickinson
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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There are some things which even the closest friendship cannot survive.... Neighbours Edie Kelsey and Lil Horton have been friends for more than twenty years, sharing the joys and sorrows of tough lives as the wives of fishermen in Grimsby.

So it was no surprise that their children were close and that Edie's son, Frank, and Lil's daughter, Irene, would fall in love and marry at a young age. But the declaration of war in 1939 changes everything. Frank goes off to fight, and Irene and baby Tommy, along with Edie's youngest son, are sent to the countryside for safety. With Edie's husband, Archie, fishing the dangerous waters in the North Sea and daughter Beth in London doing "important war work", Edie's family is torn apart.

Friendship sustains Edie and Lil, but tragedy follows, and there's concern that Beth seems to have disappeared. But it is Irene's return, during the VE day celebrations, that sends shockwaves through the family and threatens to tear Edie and Lil's friendship apart forever.

©2015 Margaret Dickinson (P)2015 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Marriage Outdoor War Fishing

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I could not stop listening to this book with all the twists and turns which effect a strong motherly matriarch family
Loved the narration as always never let down by Anne Dover
Recommended

Beautiful story of a family during war.

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I enjoyed this story right to the end of 2 families in war time.
Narrated very well and the various voices to portray the different family members.

Irene Derbyshire

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Again I feel bereft as I have finished listening to another wonderful book by Margaret Dickinson. Would so recommend any of her works. Wonderful!

Wonderful!

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Author/narrator successfully brings characters to life with such depth. Skilful use of humour interwoven with sadness and uncertainty.

Excellent characterisation

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Narration was good thought the characters believable you were going through the war years with them really enjoyed it

Wonderful story

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If you could sum up Welcome Home in three words, what would they be?

It was a little slow at the beginning but then I enjoyed the story once I knew who was who

What did you like best about this story?

It was interesting to hear about what went on in war times

good

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Loved the book.. Also enjoyed listening to the narrator. Just got the tone and voices right

Great book and narration

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Where does Welcome Home rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Quite high up

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Ones at the docks and Freeman Street.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both. Having been and brought up in Grimsby could relate to story with personal memories.

Any additional comments?

Although I wasn't born until after WW2, I still found many scenes unchanged until later.

Excellent

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Really good characters and a story that flows at a nice pace. I liked the core of the family and how the strands of the other stories remained connected to that. I would've liked a little longer to the ending.

Wonderful characters

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loved it from start to finish
I could really visualise some of the characters in this book

enjoyable

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