Far From Home

Far From Home
Anne Bennett

A moving family drama of one young woman’s fight to survive and to find a place to call home1938: Sixteen-year-old Kate Monroe is living in Birmingham, far away from her family in Ireland. Her parents have always doted on her siblings, Sally and James, leaving no time for her. Kate harbours a dark secret, a deep longing for her cousin. Feelings she must suppress in this deeply staunch Irish-Catholic community – even if they are reciprocated.Crazed by her infatuation, Kate is left with no option, other than to up-roots once more and seek out a new life, far away from the temptation of Tim Monroe.Will Kate find true love, or will distance make the heart grow fonder?

Anne Bennett

Far from Home

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my lovely husband Denis in

recognition for the way he battled lung cancer with

such courage and determination and also for the way

he kept upbeat throughout.

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

One

Kate Munroe’s feet dragged as she reached the house. After…

Two

The next morning, Sally woke with a jerk; she lay…

Three

By the time the three girls reached High Street and…

Four

The following morning, as Susie settled herself in the tram…

Five

Kate knew that if this antagonism her mother had for…

Six

The next morning, Kate got up in a really good…

Seven

Kate and Sally went to town first thing the next…

Eight

Kate was interested in where David’s family lived. He had…

Nine

Kate told Susie all about what had happened at the…

Ten

Phillip Reynard and all young men of a similar age…

Eleven

By the time Kate and David came back from their…

Twelve

Kate told David that he owed it to his family…

Thirteen

David arrived around midday on Sunday 24 December. When Kate…

Fourteen

New Year’s Eve 1939, the first New Year of the…

Fifteen

After Nick and David returned, Kate made a decision to…

Sixteen

Just a few mornings later, Kate was at work when…

Seventeen

Before they were able to find anything out about ARP…

Eighteen

Over the next weeks, as the summer took hold of…

Nineteen

November was only a few days old when Kate got…