Till the Sun Shines Through

Till the Sun Shines Through
Anne Bennett

A family is divided when its favourite daughter is forced to flee rural Ireland and to seek her living in war-torn Birmingham.Bridie McCarthy loves her family’s farm in the remotest part of Donegal, even though she’s forced to work hard when all of her siblings leave home. She can’t bear to let down her beloved parents – until a horrible act of violence gives her no option but to run away. She turns to the one person she can trust – big sister Mary, now settled with a family of her own in Birmingham.Life here couldn’t be more different, but slowly Bridie comes to see the good side of a busy city, and begins to regain her confidence. But fate has more trouble in store, as World War Two looms, threatening everything she’s fought so hard to win.

ANNE BENNETT

Till the Sun Shines Through

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Dedication (#ulink_466873bb-aba3-5931-a2b7-3139b3478e9d)

I would like to dedicate this book to my eldest

daughter, Nikki Wilkes, with all my love.

Contents

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Title Page (#ufad1eb6e-a96d-574e-9f5b-094703b44e4b)

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Dedication (#ulink_e184fb53-40c0-571b-9329-60110bff7f8d)

Chapter One (#ulink_77305167-da0d-5de4-9d46-b53d8137782c)

Chapter Two (#ulink_d2916e25-4826-5ba0-9460-4bbdb785cc5c)

Chapter Three (#ulink_d6e1d3f9-f7fc-52f6-8efd-33955110e3ab)

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Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)

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