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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 . . .

Welcome Home is an enthralling and moving drama from bestselling author Margaret Dickinson, set during the Second World War.

Neighbours Edie Kelsey and Lil Horton have been friends for over twenty years, sharing the joys and sorrows of a tough life 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 changed everything. Frank went 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 also concern that Beth seems to have disappeared. But it is Irene's return, during the VE day celebrations, that sends shock waves through the family and threatens to tear Edie and Lil's friendship apart forever.

 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Marriage War Friendship Fishing

Critic reviews

The Queen of Saga
A gripping saga full of heart-rendering drama
Her novels bring to life her love of the Lincolnshire landscape
All stars
Most relevant
loved it from start to finish
I could really visualise some of the characters in this book

enjoyable

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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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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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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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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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