'Recommended for historical fiction fans seeking slow-paced, emotional reads.' - Library Journal Readers will be captivated by Ellen's story, which is bolstered by a swift plot and characters who realistically and memorably grow.' - Publishers Weekly Intense passion is concealed behind a facade of British modesty in this … blazing story of hearts wounded and restored.' - Kirkus In the spirit of We Were the Lucky Ones and The Nightingale, here is a novel about courage and kindness, hardship and friendship, and the astonishing power of love.

Ellen is no stranger to sorrow, but when she returns to the quiet village life she's long lived, she finds herself asking: In a world changed by war, is it fair to wish for an unchanged heart? Then one day Pamela is taken away, screaming. Three golden years pass as the Second World War rages on. No one knows who little Pamela is.Įllen professed not to want children with her older husband, and when she takes Pamela into her home and rapidly into her heart, she discovers that this is true: Ellen doesn't want children. In the disorderly evacuation of Southampton, England, newly married Ellen Parr finds a small child asleep on the backseat of an empty bus. The war that changed everything.ĭecember 1940.

Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself. Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure.

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