The Ration book daughter is an amazing book!
Following the story of Cathy, her son Peter and her mother in law Violet as they go about their business while Cathy’s husband Stan is fighting in the war.
After hearing about how he beat her when he was on leave, I felt for Cathy and her son as no one should have to put up with that.
Violet gets a telegram stating he is missing in action and it is the best news ever for Cathy as once 6monts has passed without news, she can legally be classed as widowed and move on with her life.
During her time volunteering in the Women’s Service, she meets Sergeant Archie McIntosh, a bomb disposal squad member, who she gets an instant attraction to, as their story unfolds, you can tell Cathy is counting down the days to her legally widowed days and they can’t come soon enough!
Archie’s place gets bombed out so comes back to find himself homeless, meanwhile Cathy is looking for a lodger to help pay the rent on her current home, Archie see’s the advert and enquires, the story unfolds and it’s well worth a read!
Following the story of Cathy, her son Peter and her mother in law Violet as they go about their business while Cathy’s husband Stan is fighting in the war.
After hearing about how he beat her when he was on leave, I felt for Cathy and her son as no one should have to put up with that.
Violet gets a telegram stating he is missing in action and it is the best news ever for Cathy as once 6monts has passed without news, she can legally be classed as widowed and move on with her life.
During her time volunteering in the Women’s Service, she meets Sergeant Archie McIntosh, a bomb disposal squad member, who she gets an instant attraction to, as their story unfolds, you can tell Cathy is counting down the days to her legally widowed days and they can’t come soon enough!
Archie’s place gets bombed out so comes back to find himself homeless, meanwhile Cathy is looking for a lodger to help pay the rent on her current home, Archie see’s the advert and enquires, the story unfolds and it’s well worth a read!