Sheppard, M: Where The Heart Is

Mary C Sheppard

ISBN 10: 1068805560 / ISBN 13: 9781068805561

Published by Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp, 2024

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Neuware - Frankie George has never had an easy life. She is a social outcast with a mysterious past who hides her beauty by dressing in men's trousers with her hair twisted up under a shabby hat. She is responsible for two troublesome younger sisters but the only work she can find is doing jobs no one else wants.It is 1916, the middle of the First World War, and the Heart's Content cable station in Newfoundland is the only communications link to Europe. It is discovered that information about the movements of British and American convoys is leaking to the enemy from the cable station. An American, Linton Colt-Lodge, arrives to mastermind the search for a spy and he keeps crossing paths with Frankie. He soon thinks she could be the spy they are searching for - a beautiful and tempting spy. To keep a watch on Frankie, Linton invites Frankie to train to become one of the first female cable operators at the station.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sheppard, M: Where The Heart Is
• Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1068805560
• ISBN 13: 9781068805561
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 18D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 445 grams

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Synopsis

It is 1916, the world is at war and the only trans-Atlantic communications link between Great Britain and North America is a lone cable station that sits in Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, an isolated Newfoundland coastal village.
An American undercover agent, Linton Colt-Lodge, arrives in Heart’s Content to find out how sensitive information targeting British and American supply convoys is leaking to the enemy from the cable station.
Linton finds an unlikely ally in Frankie George, a cantankerous and mysterious local woman. As Frankie and Linton join forces, their lives change forever.
This is a remarkable story featuring an unforgettable cast of islanders and is a page-turning wartime adventure full of tension, secrets, heartbreak and joy.