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Always in My Heart
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-29-13
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $22.71
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Publisher's Summary
As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore, Sarah Fuller is forced to leave her parents and fiancé, Philip, behind. The long journey to England is fraught with danger, and Sarah and her sister Jane don't even know if their great-aunt is alive, let alone waiting for them. They arrive in Cliffehaven, on the south coast of England, and here Sarah must find work to support them both.
When the Women's Timber Corps takes over the local estate, Sarah enlists as a lumberjill. But as time goes on and the news of events in Singapore worsen, Sarah fears she will never see Philip and her parents again....
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- Sheila
- 04-23-18
Great Book
This is the third book in the series that I have lisern to and I can wait to here the rest of series.