A Place Called Home: (The Cliffehaven Series Book 19)

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When Pauline Reilly hears Carol’s news she’s worried for her little sister. But as rumours about Slapton Sands reach Cliffehaven, Pauline can’t help be more concerned for her only surviving son. And despite her sister-in-law Peggy’s best efforts, nothing soothes Pauline’s fears. She always has a cup of coffee and a jolly good heater to keep herself warm. On the walls of her office are all manner of Aboriginal artifacts and pictures from Australia which is her birthplace. Ellie Dean is a huge lover of wide-ranging multi-generational historical fiction in addition to thrillers and detective fiction. As such, she can often be found reading the likes of Kate Mosse, Edward Rutherford, and Ken Follett. But I confess I found Ruby’s story a continual sad spot in the book and kept hoping there would be light for her and I certainly see potential… maybe with the current attention 🤭 … but hopefully she can see the light at the end of the healing tunnel she’s travelling through.

The tension is rising for Peggy Reilly and the inhabitants of Cliffehaven as the planes continue to roar above the town and there is still no news of the long-awaited Allied invasion into France. There seems to be no end in sight of this war which has scattered her family and brought conflict right to the door of Beach View Boarding House, but Peggy cannot work miracles and the toll of the war is beginning to weigh on her slender shoulders. Meanwhile, Ron Reilly has landed himself in hot water with his sweetheart, Rosie – and this time, his Irish charm will not be enough to get him out of trouble. But Ernie who has been a cripple since he was afflicted by polio at a young age has learned to depend on his sister Sally. Will the sanctuary of home give them each the strength they need to face the challenges ahead? Read more Look Inside DetailsUpon arriving in Cliffehaven, they are taken in by the Reilly family that make their home in Beach View Boarding House. They are an open-hearted and loving family and it is not long before Sally and her brother are loving life with them.

Saga fans will love The Waiting Hours and I would definitely recommend buying it as soon as possible’ Shaz’s Book Blog Still, while it pains her to leave behind the familiar sights of London, she knows she has to grow up and take care of Ernie her six-year-old brother that needs her. But then Italy joins Germany and her closest neighbors and friends find themselves declared enemies of the state and are sent to prison.The THIRTEENTH fabulous, heart-warming Second World War novel in Ellie Dean's bestselling Cliffehaven series (previously called the Beach View Boarding House series). Soon enough, Sally finds a job working at a uniforms factory so that she can contribute to household bills and buy medicine for her brother. Ruby now runs the pub and her mother Ethel appears again. She's as miserable as ever but needs Ruby's help. I have no sympathy for her at all. She's an appalling person and I wanted Ruby to close the door in her face. As the fighter planes leave RAF Cliffe every evening all anyone can hope is that the war, like the night, will soon be over. As Tamara, Ellie Dean is the patron of Andredida Writers, where she has been praised for her contribution to Saga and historical romance fiction.