An epic 3-book drama of war and its long-term impact on ordinary people
These three full-length novels follow the fortunes of Jim Armstrong, a young Canadian soldier in the Second World War, and those of the women who impact his life.
The Chalky Sea.
War comes to a quiet English seaside town. Gwen is forced to confront the truth she has concealed about her past, her own suppressed emotions and her place in a now turbulent world. Canadian, Jim battles with a bewildering and hostile environment, far removed from the farm he grew up on.
The Alien Corn.
After a hasty wartime marriage, war-bride Joan joins Jim in Canada, but struggles to adapt to life on his remote farm in Ontario. Jim, haunted by his wartime experiences in Italy, Iingering feelings for a former lover, and the demands of the farm, begins to doubt his love for Joan.
The Frozen River.
English hairdresser, Ethel, alone after the death of her family and her wartime fiance, visits her cousin, Joan, in rural Canada. Just as a new life seems within her grasp, her hopes for love and happiness are snatched away.
From the English seaside in the firing line of the Luftwaffe, to the plains and mountains of Italy and the rolling farmlands of Ontario, Canada, Flynn's three Canadians novels and their characters will grip your heart and keep you turning the pages.
Genre: Historical
These three full-length novels follow the fortunes of Jim Armstrong, a young Canadian soldier in the Second World War, and those of the women who impact his life.
The Chalky Sea.
War comes to a quiet English seaside town. Gwen is forced to confront the truth she has concealed about her past, her own suppressed emotions and her place in a now turbulent world. Canadian, Jim battles with a bewildering and hostile environment, far removed from the farm he grew up on.
The Alien Corn.
After a hasty wartime marriage, war-bride Joan joins Jim in Canada, but struggles to adapt to life on his remote farm in Ontario. Jim, haunted by his wartime experiences in Italy, Iingering feelings for a former lover, and the demands of the farm, begins to doubt his love for Joan.
The Frozen River.
English hairdresser, Ethel, alone after the death of her family and her wartime fiance, visits her cousin, Joan, in rural Canada. Just as a new life seems within her grasp, her hopes for love and happiness are snatched away.
From the English seaside in the firing line of the Luftwaffe, to the plains and mountains of Italy and the rolling farmlands of Ontario, Canada, Flynn's three Canadians novels and their characters will grip your heart and keep you turning the pages.
Genre: Historical
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