SCOUSE saga queen Annie Groves will pull your heart strings with this story of a loving, laughing Liverpool lass whose sunny days are ended when Italy challenges Britain in World War Two.
Rosies life as part of the Italian community is turned upside, friendship is turned into hate and misfortune piles upon misfortune.
Work as a land girl offers a way out and even a change of love, but at a price.
Annie Groves writes with such power and passion that Rosies story imprints itself on your heart.
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