When the Swallows Come Again

A chance for escape has tragic consequences...

In When the Swallows Come Again , Victor Pemberton writes an unforgettable saga of a young family's struggle to survive amidst the bomb-torn streets of wartime London. Perfect for fans of Pam Evans and Sheila Newberry.

Mary Trimble doesn't have a penny to her name, and life has been hard since her parents were killed in an air raid two years ago. It's up to her to look after her two young sisters, little brother and elderly granddad. Mary works as an usherette at the Marlborough cinema in the Holloway Road, but her dream is to escape the horrors of London and take her family on a long charabanc trip to some faraway place - the famous Blue Coach from Victoria Coach Station to Devon. But little does she know her dream will come at a tragic price...

What readers are saying about When the Swallows Come Again :

'An excellent read, [Victor Pemberton's] stories are always very authentic '

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' Five stars '