The possibility of an apprenticeship leads Emmy to return to London along with Julia, just as the Blitz begins. Here, Julia is enamoured by the gardens and the chickens while Emmy is still upset at having to leave London. Before this, Emmy is on her way to living out her dream of owning her own bridal shop: she works at a bridal shop sewing dresses and has sent out her designs in hopes of earning an apprenticeship with a designer.Įmmy and Julia are brought to live with Charlotte Havelock at the Thistle House in the small town of Stow-on-the-Wold. War yet as the story begins, readers are quickly immersed in the story of Emmeline, or Emmy Downtree, and her experiences and memories of World War II.Įmmy Downtree is only 15 when she and her 7-year old sister, Julia, are taken from their mother and home in London and relocated to the countryside due to the dangers of the war. From the cover of Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner, it doesn’t seem as if London is in a time of
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