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Edith's War

by Andrew Smith

Axiom Publishing Company | March 3, 2010 | Trade Paperback

Edith's War, a novel, tells one woman's heart-wrenching, yet ultimately heart-warming, story of hardship, love, passion, and motherhood during Liverpool's Blitz of World War II.   In early summer of 1940 young Edith Maguire witnesses the internment of her Italian neighbours following Mussolini's declaration of war against Britain.   Edith is swept up in the unthinkable event of her Italian friends' deportation to Canada on the Arandora Star and experiences first-hand the hardships and grief that ensue as a result of the ship's fateful voyage.   Edith's story is interwoven with observations and recollections by her two adult sons during a day spent waiting in Venice for their mother, now in her 80’s, to join them for a brief holiday.   The two men's ruminations and discussions of their childhood during and following WWII slowly but surely release hidden memories and reveal long-held secrets.     Edith’s War is a tale of injustice, survival, courage, forgiveness, and an intricate web of relationships spanning four generations.

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I really enjoyed the book, it was a really good story and the fact that it was factually correct made it all that more riveting. Funny thing, I was watching Cities of the Underworld and they were doing a show on Dublin and they actually talked about the ship full of Interned Prisoners that was sunk that he has in the book. That was amazing.

I can hardly wait for his next book. I am really looking forward to reading more of his work.

Again thanks for the book, I am going to pass it on to my dad to read because I know that he will really enjoy it too!

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