An Orphan's Christmas

Name: An Orphan's Christmas
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Katie Flynn
ISBN: 9781407950990

Author: Katie Flynn

Narrator: Anne Dover

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 10/01/2016

Categories: Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

Liverpool, 1936. Molly Penelope Hardwick has been abandoned in Haisborough Orphanage. Desperate to discover her background, she befriends another orphan, Lenny Smith. Together they sneak out to roam the city of Liverpool, and hatch plans for their escape. But when Molly is forced to leave the orphanage, Lenny has no idea where she’s gone. And when war is declared, he soon forgets about his childhood best pal to focus on his posting with the RAF in Scrimpton. What Lenny doesn’t know is that Molly is desperate to join the war effort, and with her sights set on joining the WAAF, chances are they will see each other again. But will things ever be the same after all this time?

About Katie Flynn

Katie Flynn is the pen name of the much-loved writer, Judy Turner, who published over ninety novels in her lifetime. Judy's unique stories were inspired by hearing family recollections of life in Liverpool during the early twentieth century, and her books went on to sell more than eight million copies. Judy passed away in January 2019, aged 82.The legacy of Katie Flynn lives on through her daughter, Holly Flynn, who continues to write under the Katie Flynn name. Holly worked as an assistant to her mother for many years and together they co-authored a number of Katie Flynn novels.Holly lives in the north east of Wales with her husband Simon and their two children. When she's not writing she enjoys walking her two lurchers, Sparky and Snoopy, in the surrounding countryside, and cooking forbidden foods such as pies, cakes and puddings! She looks forward to sharing many more Katie Flynn stories, which she and her mother devised together, with readers in the years to come.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julia on November 19, 2021

One whole star missing for it being no Christmas book at all. If you put a tree on the cover, and even call the book something with Christmas in the title - I'd expect it to be important to the book, not just randomly happening some time throughout the story. Another star missing for some the characte......more

Goodreads review by Ali on November 21, 2016

Well I don't know what to make of this. As you can see I only started it last night and it started off really well. The children in the orphanage at Christmas was a sad tale but it held my intrest for a good few chapters but then something happened and am not sure what but I got totally lost by the......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on January 15, 2022

A good book but lengthy chapters......more

Goodreads review by Francesca on May 27, 2021

Well, let’s start with the title, this book has nothing to do with Christmas, so if you’re looking for a feel good Christmassy book then unfortunately this isn’t for you. Besides that I thought the book was great, it follows a young girl named molly hardwick navigating through her struggles during W......more

Goodreads review by Julia on December 19, 2024

An Orphan’s Christmas by Katie Flynn is an historical novel that I read in just one sitting. The action begins in 1936 as we follow the lead character through the orphanage to a wooden dwelling and through the war years. Molly is a plucky girl. It is her personality and her strength of character that......more