02723cam a2200337 4500 523117599 TxAuBib 20210905120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781780106182 1780106181 B00T9W1QRG Amazon f5bfaea5-e2e7-4b09-b3e3-a7f3ee612ebf OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2121794 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Jeffrey, Elizabeth. Meadowlands [Libby]. Severn House Publishers, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 997kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><b>"Fans of <i>Downton Abbey</i> and <i>Upstairs, Downstairs</i> will be captivated" by this novel of an aristocratic family at the dawn of the First World War (<i>Booklist</i>, starred review).</b><br /> <br /> August, 1914: The silver wedding celebrations of Sir George Barsham, MP, and his wife, Lady Adelaide, have been overshadowed by the declaration of war with Germany. Over the following months, as the male estate workers head for the front and the maids disappear to work in the newly opened munitions factory, the Barsham family's comfortable, aristocratic lifestyle is set to change forever.<br /> <br /> Determined to do his bit for King and country, James Barsham enlists as an officer and heads for Flanders, leaving Lady Adelaide's maid, Polly, devastated. To Lady Adelaide's dismay, her younger daughter, Millie, learns to drive an ambulance: a most unladylike skill. Meanwhile, Millie's sister finds fulfilment in helping the local wives and children left destitute while their husbands are away fighting.<br /> <br /> During the course of the war, as devastating losses mount, the strength of character of the four Barsham siblings will be tested as never before. They will encounter hardship, danger, heartache—and unexpected love—in a saga filled with "compelling characters, interesting historical facts, realistic situations, and wonderfully sharp attention to detail" (<i>Booklist</i>, starred review).</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:20:50. https://samples.overdrive.com/meadowlands-f5bfae?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/meadowlands-f5bfae?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/meadowlands-f5bfae?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) BMLLS