Elsie's Wartime Wish

<h5>While WW2 rages Elsie must battle for her family</h5><p>Elsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow with her mother and little sister Jessie isn't easy - not least because her mother spends most days in a drunken stupor.</p><p>But life gets harder still when their mother dies suddenly leaving Jessie and Elsie broken-hearted. When Elsie's meagre wages won't stretch to supporting them they're thrown out of their home. The future looks bleak until their mother's estranged family deigns to take them in. </p><p>But their relief is short-lived as it becomes clear the Mearns family have taken in the orphan sisters only for appearances treating them cruelly behind closed doors. </p><p>When Elsie discovers the devastating secret her mother kept from them it seems that they may have a lifeline - until that dream too is cruelly dashed. </p><p>Now more than ever the sisters only have each other. But can Elsie and Jessie find some hope in a life full of heartbreak? </p><p>A heartwarming and compelling family saga that fans of Rosie Hendry and Annie Murray will love. </p><p><b>Readers are loving <i>Elsie's Wartime Wish</i>:</b></p><p>'<b>Brilliant book - family saga at its best</b>. I love the characters; <b>you feel you are part of the story</b>.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>'<b></b>Fantastic characters<b></b> great setting <b>I was hooked</b> and devoured this book in one sitting...<b>was sad to finish it and keep thinking about the characters</b>.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>'If you <b>love wartime sagas</b> this is definitely for you.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>'<b>Heartwarming saga</b> featuring friendships and heartache and happiness. <b>Great characters and a good read</b>.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>'Great wartime story.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p><b>Praise for Carol MacLean:</b></p><p>'<b>A lovely lovely story set in WW2</b>. It gripped me from page one... <b>I'd highly recommend it!</b>' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>'<b>WOW. Loved this book</b>. If you love <b>family saga based in the war</b> you will love this.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>'A great WWII-era historical fiction saga... I truly enjoyed this one... Through this story of<b> love loss uncertainty and finding one's place in life</b> we also get a glimpse of history as well... <b>Beautifully written</b>.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p>