The Trail to Freedom

Is it possible to restore an age of peace and love?

Harold and Ellie have always lived in their Yorkshire seaside town, but now World War II has come between them.

Although Ellie remained in Yorkshire, enlisting in the ATS, Harold's experiences in the Dunkirk evacuation and subsequent imprisonment in Italy have resulted in years of hardship. Considering the German occupation of Italy following the armistice, should Harold risk an escape to the mountains in search of freedom? Can he and Bernie reach the safety of Bruno Galante's farm undetected?

Six years of warfare has irrevocably damaged their relationship. Harold sadly accepts that he may have lost Ellie forever. One thing is for certain: if they met again, would she be the person he once knew, and would she still love him? He doubts it; it’s been too long and – in any case – where is she now?

"A beautifully written story of friendship, love and hope.”
– Margaret James

From the author of Goodbye Henrietta Street and The Tanglewood Affair

Lin Treadgold returned to the UK in 2015, following a 15-year stay in the Netherlands. To support her husband's career as a scientist, she resigned from her self-employment training driving instructors. Now retired and living in Devon, they share their home with their Jack Russell terrier, Dylan, while the rest of her family pursue careers.Since writing her first book in 2012, 'Goodbye Henrietta Street', nominated for the RNA Joan Hessayon Award, Lin has spent her time writing two more novels. 'The Tanglewood Affair' is her second book, published in 2018. 'The Trail to Freedom', her third novel, although a work of fiction, powerfully evokes her father's WWII Prisoner of War experience through his letters.Lin is the group organiser for the Romantic Novelists' Association, Exeter Chapter, and enjoys art and wildlife. Years of global sailing adventures in her youth gave her the experience to draw on for her novels.