This Time For Keeps

by Dee Williams

It's 1943. When Babs Scott loses her beloved parents in an air raid, she is left homeless and alone. The Land Army offers her a new life away from the bombed streets of Rotherhithe and, despite the backbreaking toil, Babs loves the fresh, clean air and green fields of Sussex. Soon the farm begins to feel like home and, with the support of fellow Land Girl Lydi Wells, Babs starts to heal.

Then two Italian prisoners of war are sent to the farm to work and Babs's safe world collapses again.

Dee Williams was born and brought up in Rotherhithe in East London. She left school at fourteen, met her husband at sixteen and was married at twenty. She has written eighteen sagas, including Forgive and Forget, Hopes and Dreams and Love and War.

Kim Hicks has developed, and performed in, several critically-acclaimed one-woman shows which have toured throughout the country. She has read poems and short stories for Radio 4, while her theatre work includes Twelfth Night, A Doll's House and The Choice. Her film appearances include Leon the Pig Farmer.

Genres: Historical Fiction, World War II

320 pages, Hardcover

First published June 8, 2009

About the author

Dee Williams grew up in Rotherhithe, East London, and left school at fourteen. After living abroad, she settled in Hampshire with her husband, where she remains active as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness while staying close to her family.

Reviews

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. This is a lovely post war story and I really did quite enjoy it
Not a higher rating as it's quite unremarkable but enjoyable none the less
I will be reading more by this author

My edition was audio and the narrator did a great job

[M K Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable. Such a lovely moving and also happy story. Cannot wait to read more. By Dee Williams.

Gives a good in site into what it was like for the land girls. The tragedies these girls seen and went through. Also lots of happy times

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are fan of Family sagas, especially post war stories, this will appeal. It isn’t really my genre and I found it a bit unremarkable.

[JENNY WHAPHAM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read

Love dee Williams books one of my favour authors all her stories are a great read will continue to read her books

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first Dee Williams book. I like the way she writes and I thought it was a great story. I will read more of her books :)

[Heather Copping · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, a book easy to get into and a lovely read.