On 1st September 1939 eight year old Anna Sands waits on a station platform in London, convinced that she is going to the safety of a family in Devon or Cornwall. But her train is destined for Yorkshire and she soon finds herself at Ashton Park, a country house that has been turned into a boarding school for evacuees.
Ashton Park is owned by Thomas and Elizabeth Ashton, a childless young couple trying to come to terms with the devastating aftermath of an attack of polio. As Anna settles down to life at Ashton Park, she is increasingly drawn into their deteriorating relationship.
Full of longing and crushed dreams, this is an enjoyable debut novel.
Fiona Ashley, Reading and Youth Manager
Ashton Park is owned by Thomas and Elizabeth Ashton, a childless young couple trying to come to terms with the devastating aftermath of an attack of polio. As Anna settles down to life at Ashton Park, she is increasingly drawn into their deteriorating relationship.
Full of longing and crushed dreams, this is an enjoyable debut novel.
Fiona Ashley, Reading and Youth Manager
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