The forgotten /
by Chamberlain, Mary.
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BookPublisher: London : Magpie Books, 2022Description: 329 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780861540327 (pbk.) :; 0861540328 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): General | General Fiction | Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 | Modern & contemporary fiction | Historical fiction | The Cold War | Fascism & Nazism | London (England) -- History -- 1951- -- FictionSummary: London, 1958. Twenty-six-year-old Betty Fisher is one of the first to join the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and attend its inaugural meeting, where she meets John Harris. Posted to Berlin towards the end of the war, John has been left traumatised by his experiences in Germany. And, as his initial admiration for Betty shifts into an overwhelming need to protect her, he is plagued by flashbacks and fantasies. John's increasing fragility brings to the surface Betty's own memories. And soon her past, too, begins to unravel.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003106678X |
Originally published: London: Oneworld, 2021.
London, 1958. Twenty-six-year-old Betty Fisher is one of the first to join the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and attend its inaugural meeting, where she meets John Harris. Posted to Berlin towards the end of the war, John has been left traumatised by his experiences in Germany. And, as his initial admiration for Betty shifts into an overwhelming need to protect her, he is plagued by flashbacks and fantasies. John's increasing fragility brings to the surface Betty's own memories. And soon her past, too, begins to unravel.
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