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After the War

Anita Frank
Chapters (74)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. About the Author
  4. Also by Anita Frank
  5. Note to Readers
  6. Dedication
  7. Part One
  8. Chapter One
  9. Chapter Two
  10. Chapter Three
  11. Chapter Four
  12. Chapter Five
  13. Chapter Six
  14. Chapter Seven
  15. Chapter Eight
  16. Chapter Nine
  17. Chapter Ten
  18. Chapter Eleven
  19. Chapter Twelve
  20. Chapter Thirteen
  21. Chapter Fourteen
  22. Chapter Fifteen
  23. Chapter Sixteen
  24. Chapter Seventeen
  25. Chapter Eighteen
  26. Chapter Nineteen
  27. Chapter Twenty
  28. Chapter Twenty-One
  29. Chapter Twenty-Two
  30. Chapter Twenty-Three
  31. Chapter Twenty-Four
  32. Chapter Twenty-Five
  33. Chapter Twenty-Six
  34. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  35. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  36. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  37. Chapter Thirty
  38. Chapter Thirty-One
  39. Chapter Thirty-Two
  40. Chapter Thirty-Three
  41. Chapter Thirty-Four
  42. Chapter Thirty-Five
  43. Chapter Thirty-Six
  44. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  45. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  46. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  47. Chapter Forty
  48. Part Two
  49. Chapter Forty-One
  50. Chapter Forty-Two
  51. Chapter Forty-Three
  52. Chapter Forty-Four
  53. Chapter Forty-Five
  54. Chapter Forty-Six
  55. Chapter Forty-Seven
  56. Chapter Forty-Eight
  57. Chapter Forty-Nine
  58. Chapter Fifty
  59. Chapter Fifty-One
  60. Chapter Fifty-Two
  61. Chapter Fifty-Three
  62. Chapter Fifty-Four
  63. Chapter Fifty-Five
  64. Chapter Fifty-Six
  65. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  66. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  67. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  68. Chapter Sixty
  69. Acknowledgements
  70. Extract
  71. Chapter One
  72. Chapter Two
  73. Chapter Three
  74. About the Publisher

Cover

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Praise

Praise for After the War

‘An engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of love’

Sunday Times

‘I loved every minute – a truly wonderful novel, so beautifully written and with an engrossing plot’

Jill Mansell, bestselling author of Should I Tell You?

‘Draws you in with a deeply held secret so that just when you think it should all be over, it’s really just beginning – an enticing slant on wartime life’

Mandy Robotham, bestselling author of The Resistance Girl

‘Set during WWII, Anita Frank weaves a beautiful and poignant love story that tugged at my heartstrings’

Jenny Quintana, author of The Hiding Place

‘An engrossing story of loss, betrayal and love on the farming home front during WWII … that immerses the reader in the struggles of women in wartime and the traumas of the men who returned’

Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns

‘Beautiful, atmospheric writing and masterful storytelling’

Jenny Ashcroft, author of Under The Golden Sun

‘A more modern take on Far from the Madding Crowd’

Historical Novel Society, Editors’ Choice

‘Utterly gripping. It wrapped me in its spell from the first page to the last’

Iona Grey, author of The Glittering Hour

‘A beautiful tale of love, loss and survival’

Fíona Scarlett, author of Boys Don’t Cry

‘A gripping, achingly romantic wartime drama’

Samantha King, author of The Secret Keeper’s Daughter

About the Author

ANITA FRANK was born in Shropshire and studied English and American History at the University of East Anglia. She lives in Berkshire with her husband and three children and is now a full-time carer for her disabled son. Her debut novel The Lost Ones was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown Award. After the War is her second novel.

Also by Anita Frank

The Lost Ones

Note to Readers

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Dedication

For Mum and Dad

With all my love

Part One

Chapter One

Gwen

8th May 1945

It is Tom who hears them first.

She has been watching him run up and down the grassy margins at the edge of the field, his arms flung wide, the tops of his wellies flapping against his skinny calves. Although she cannot hear over the deafening putter of the tractor, she can easily imagine the nasal drone he is making as he swoops and dives, mimicking the Spitfires that sometimes fly over the farm.