THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED, is a fact based novel with a strong female lead inspired by real events taking place during WW2 in Britain.
THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED, is a fact based novel with a strong female lead inspired by real events taking place during WW2 in Britain.
Emily falls passionately in love with working class Walter, despite fierce opposition from her class conscious father. She resolves to elope to escape such a male dominated society. Her actions will see her struggle to survive the devastation brought about by the war, as she and her four year old son are thrown into the midst of danger and death. They experience rationing and the terror of bombing. Their air raid shelter is destroyed by a direct hit.
The Girl Who Disappeared is a moving love story about one woman’s enduring resilience, a story full of quiet humour and surprising twists and turns.
'Wow! What a good book' (Goodreads reviewer)
'James brought their lives to life' (Library Thing reviewer)
‘A beautiful historical blend of fact and fiction. This book was an emotional read for me, and James Lingard gets a thumbs up. 5stars.' (Readers Favorite)
Excerpt
Blushing with embarrassment, she blurted out: ‘This is Walter Lingard, my fiancé. We are getting married on my twenty first birthday.’ That bore little relation to the script which the young couple had spent all day rehearsing, but the pressure of the moment became too great for her to exercise self-control.
Her father put down his Bible and glared at them. ‘How dare you burst into the room and interrupt me when I’m reading from the Bible. Now, young lady, would you repeat slowly what you just said?’
Walter tried to intervene, ‘Please Sir . . .’ he began, but a withering glare from the father abruptly silenced him: ‘You, young man, get out of my house NOW.’
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Readers Favorite
The Girl Who Disappeared by James Lingard is a historical romance novel that will appeal to lovers of war stories. Emily loved Walter fiercely, but her parents kicked against her marrying him. She married and eloped with him to America, where he had gained a scholarship to Harvard.
They moved back to London, Walter got a banking job, and they had their baby boy, Richard. Everything fell to pieces as the war between Germany, Great Britain, France, and other Allied forces kicked off. The journey to survival for Emily and her family began. Walter went from being a respectable banker to a military officer with little familial contact. Emily moved from a beautiful home to a run-down cottage in the heart of nowhere. Will their love endure the war? Did Emily make the right choice to marry Walter?
The Girl Who Disappeared by James Lingard is a beautiful historical blend of fact and fiction. It detailed the travails of a family during the war that took the lives of millions of people. Many of us have only read about the war or heard it from the older generations. However, after reading this book, I’d say it was a terrible experience.
I loved the plot and character consistency. Emily’s strength made me marvel, even though she wasn’t my most favorite character. She was tough, brave, and dogged whenever she needed to be. Walter gained my respect for his wisdom and subtle approach to life. Richard was my most favorite character because of his strength, resilience, and formidable mind. This book was an emotional read for me, and James Lingard gets a thumbs up. 5stars
Goodreads
5 star review by Bookread2day
Wow! What a good book I’ve read to day. A very well written story that I’m very happy to recommend.
Emily lives in Halifax Yorkshire with her mother and strict father. But Emily is in love and is going to get married on her twenty-first birthday. Her father has forbidden her to marry Walter Lingard. He makes it very clear to Emily that if you marry that man, you leave this house for good never to return. 'Never. Do you understand me? he boomed.' He’s a wicked father with a cane, but Emily is now a grown woman, he can’t use it on her anymore.
Emily loves her boyfriend and gets married in secret and sails on her honeymoon to America, but her father is looking for her. A bombing war is about to start that’s quite frightening.
A mixture of topic of scenes, built up slowly and nicely that I thoroughly enjoyed reading.
An excellent story for book clubs to discuss all moving scenes, with things happening along the way that I didn’t think about these plots would take place, so I was taken by surprise as the plots unfolded.*****
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Review by Tony Parsons *****
A very awesome book cover, & proper great font& writing style. A very well written WWII era historical fiction romance book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns& a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great WWII era romantic movie, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.
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