Product Description

It is summer, 1941, and the country is still at war. In the Devon village of Ashleigh, however, evacuees from the London blitz are living in an atmosphere of rural peacefulness, although Daisy Ricketts of Bermondsey isn't sure if she'll ever get on with carping Mrs Mumford, the subject of whispers because of her husband's mysterious disappearance. David, the elder son of Tommy and Vi Adams, meets Kate Trimble, a cockney girl from Camberwell who has just arrived in Ashleigh with her aunt. Kate is imaginative and precocious, while David is happy-go-lucky, and as the war is directly affecting the lives of so many other members of the Adams family, Kate and David establish a friendship in the summer sunshine of Devon. But as their friendship develops some exciting undercurrents, an incident occurs which brings home to them the darker intrigues of wartime and provides a devastating shock to everyone.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #169094 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 414 pages

From the Back Cover
It is summer, 1941, and the country is still at war. In the Devon village of Ashleigh, however, evacuees from the bombs in London are living in an atmosphere of rural peacefulness, although Daisy Ricketts of Bermondsey isn't sure if she'll ever get on with carping Mrs Mumford, the subject of whispers because of her husband's mysterious disappearance.

David, the elder son of Tommy and Vi Adams, meets Kate Trimble, a cockney girl from Camberwell who has just arrived in Ashleigh with her aunt. Kate is imaginative and precocious, while David is happy-go-lucky, and as the war is directly affecting the lives of so many other members of the Adams family, Kate and David establish a friendship in the summer sunshine of Devon. But as they become closer, an incident occurs which brings home to them the darker intrigues of wartime and provides a devastating shock to everyone.

About the Author
Mary Jane Staples
Mary Jane Staples was born and brought up in the Walworth area of South London. She now lives in Surrey and is the author of over twenty novels about cockney life, many of which feature the well-loved Adams family.

Customer Reviews

Another very enjoyable Read!
Having read all of Mary Jane Staples previous books about the Adams Family, this one proved to be just as good. I feel as If I know the family personally now. All of them are such characters in their own way. And even though it is Wartime and tragedy is never far away, the Adams Family manage to keep smiling and their outlook on life is so positive as well as their ability to reach out and care for people outside of the family.

I'm looking forward very much to reading the next book 'Tomorrow is another day' which continues the Adams Family story.

another brilliant book
thanks mary jane another brilliant story i feel as though i know the adams family personally i will feel very sad & bereaved when the saga finishes which i hope will not be for a long time