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Simon & Schuster
July 2011
On Sale: July 5, 2011
Featuring: Anna Sands
336 pages ISBN: 1451613970 EAN: 9781451613971 Paperback
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Women's Fiction | Historical
Shortlisted for the UK's prestigious Orange Prize, this is a
haunting coming-of-age novel with a love story at its heart. England, 31st August 1939: The world is on the brink of war.
As Hitler prepares to invade Poland, thousands of children
are evacuated from London to escape the impending Blitz.
Torn from her mother, eight-year-old Anna Sands is relocated
with other children to a large Yorkshire estate which has
been opened up to evacuees by Thomas and Elizabeth Ashton,
an enigmatic, childless couple. Soon Anna gets drawn into
their unraveling relationship, seeing things that are not
meant for her eyes and finding herself part-witness and
part-accomplice to a love affair with unforeseen
consequences. A story of longing, loss, and complicated
loyalties, combining a sweeping narrative with subtle
psychological observation, The Very Thought of You is not
just a love story but a story about love.
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