<p>A searing and powerful novel from one of Wales's best - selling authors. ''...It was daylight before the cage wheel began to turn and the first of the casualties was brought up. It finished only when there were nine bodies laid out on stretchers.'' Despite a comfortable living, surrounded by lush farmlands, Jennie's life under the critical eye of her tyrannical mother is hard. Desperate for affection, she stumbles upon dark secrets and into the uncertain murmurings of love. On the other side of the scarred mountain, and in the wake of a disaster that tears through his family and their tight - knit mining community, Harry finds the burden of manhood thrust upon his young shoulders. Through the turmoil of the Depression years, life for both Harry and Jennie takes many unexpected turns, with love won and lost. But the onset of World War II brings changes that neither could have imagined. This is the extraordinary tale of two young souls living in different worlds, yet separated only by the mountains between them. Praise for Julie McGowan's books: 'Full of warmth and wisdom. Poignant, funny and realistic. I was really impressed.' - Katie Fforde 'TERRIFIC read! Very cinematographic. Thoroughly enjoyable!' - Barbara Daniels, M.W.A. 'Beyond enchanting. Highly recommended.' - Martin Bailie, BBC Radio Cornwall 'A great read. Very moving.' - Monmouthshire County Life 'Cannot fail to charm.' - Nick Ramsay, A.M.</p>

The Mountains Between

McGowan, Julie

Literature & Fiction

ReadHowYouWant

Literary

Sunpenny Publishing

<p>1940: London is about to be ravaged by the Blitz. For Lydia the last beating is the final straw. She has to escape from her husband, and when a gas explosion rips their house apart she flees, taking baby Grace with her. Rejected by her father, and not knowing where to go next, she joins a crowd of evacuee children at the railway station, and her destiny is changed forever as they find themselves in rural Wales. "Don't Pass Me By" is the story not only of Lydia and Grace's salvation, but of the lives of a handful of evacuee children transplanted from the city to a tiny village filled with strangers who speak a different language. Torn away from their parents, each child learns to cope - one with a farm full of fearsome animals and a warm, caring family; others not so lucky. From the love and compassion of many, to sinister abuse from a few, the children find different ways to survive their own catastrophes, while Lydia finds what she has always been seeking - but when her masquerade of widowhood is shattered, will she lose everything? "Don't Pass Me By" is author Julie McGowan's third book, and the second based in her much-loved homeland of Wales. Her first, "The Mountains Between", became a regional best-seller. Her second book, "Just One More Summer", is a wonderfully intricate read based in Cornwall.</p>

Don't Pass Me by

Genre Fiction

Julie McGowan has been a successful short story writer for magazines and competitions  for two decades, in between writing four novels, pantomime scripts, songs and scripts for adult and children's drama productions, and features for national and regional newspapers and magazines. "Close To You" is an anthology of some of the short stories Julie McGowan has had published over the years, some of which have won awards in competitions. We at Sunpenny Publishing are proud to have released Julie's first three novels, The Mountains Between, Just One More Summer, and Don't Pass Me By - excerpts of which you will find at the end of this book, following Julie's author page. We hope you enjoy Julie's writing as much as hundreds of thousands of others have, evidenced by the fan mail she receives! Just One More Summer will also be released in German in December 2015, by Random House's imprint in Germany.

Close To You

Short Stories & Anthologies

Sunpenny Publishing Group

Religion & Spirituality

Sunpenny Limited

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