Always in My Heart

Worthing, 1939

When war is declared, thirteen-year-old twins Shirley and Tom are evacuated to the coastal town. They are very close to their mother, but leaving London is the only way to keep them safe. Shirley is the bright one of the pair, whereas Tom is sometimes slow to understand the world around him. But Shirley helps him to get by and is his best friend and ally.

The twins are taken in by a local farmer, but their new home quickly proves to be far from a rural dream. Tom is forced to do back-breaking work and sleep in a cold store room each night. The farmer's wife is heavily pregnant, and seems to live in fear of her husband. She's also refusing to see a midwife, so it will be up to Shirley, with no experience in the matter, to help her deliver her baby.

The twins' new teacher at the local school, however, notices that something is not quite right with the children. Yet the farmer keeps the twins from seeing anyone, even their own mother. As the cold weather sets in and disaster strikes, will Shirley be able to find a way out for them both?

PRAISE FOR PAM WEAVER

'A heart-rending story about mothers and daughters' Kitty Neale

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