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For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Far From Home Home is a heart-warming winter listen from the Queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret, Sheila Newberry.
Ipswich, 1923
After an unlucky start in her first role as a nursemaid, sixteen-year-old Elin Odell looks forward to seeing in the New Year at home. Little does she know, her family is changing and she has no idea what lies ahead . . .
Having been offered the role as governess for the Lamberts in Middlesex, Elin quickly accepts, leaving her own family behind in Ipswich. But when tragedy strikes at her new home, Elin steps up to hold everyone together at the expense of her own happiness.
As the Lambert's troubles grow, so do her family's back home and she finds herself struggling to support them both. But with the help of her employer's charming brother, Mark, might she find her own happiness after all?
Previously published in print and ebook as The Little Train Home. Sheila Newberry was born in Suffolk and spent a lot of time there both before and during the war. She wrote her first 'book' before she was ten - all sixty pages of it - in purple ink. Her family was certainly her inspiration and she was published for most of her adult life. She spent forty years living in Kent with her husband John on a smallholding. She had nine children, twenty-two grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Sheila retired back to Suffolk where she lived until she passed away in 2020. A heartwarming tale from the Queen of Family Saga, Sheila Newberry A heartwarming fetsive winter read by Sheila Newberry. A key part of the Bonnier Books UK Memory Lane community, which is going from strength to strength. Sheila Newberry has an extensive backlist. Her bestselling paperback sold over 36,000 copies. Sheila Newberry was published for most of her adult life but only achieved success when she was in her 80s. Set in the 1920s in Ipswich. About a nursemaid.
Ipswich, 1923
After an unlucky start in her first role as a nursemaid, sixteen-year-old Elin Odell looks forward to seeing in the New Year at home. Little does she know, her family is changing and she has no idea what lies ahead . . .
Having been offered the role as governess for the Lamberts in Middlesex, Elin quickly accepts, leaving her own family behind in Ipswich. But when tragedy strikes at her new home, Elin steps up to hold everyone together at the expense of her own happiness.
As the Lambert's troubles grow, so do her family's back home and she finds herself struggling to support them both. But with the help of her employer's charming brother, Mark, might she find her own happiness after all?
Previously published in print and ebook as The Little Train Home. Sheila Newberry was born in Suffolk and spent a lot of time there both before and during the war. She wrote her first 'book' before she was ten - all sixty pages of it - in purple ink. Her family was certainly her inspiration and she was published for most of her adult life. She spent forty years living in Kent with her husband John on a smallholding. She had nine children, twenty-two grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Sheila retired back to Suffolk where she lived until she passed away in 2020. A heartwarming tale from the Queen of Family Saga, Sheila Newberry A heartwarming fetsive winter read by Sheila Newberry. A key part of the Bonnier Books UK Memory Lane community, which is going from strength to strength. Sheila Newberry has an extensive backlist. Her bestselling paperback sold over 36,000 copies. Sheila Newberry was published for most of her adult life but only achieved success when she was in her 80s. Set in the 1920s in Ipswich. About a nursemaid.