War Comes to the Dales

Name: War Comes to the Dales
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Betty Firth
ISBN: 9781399132183

Author: Betty Firth

Series: Made in Yorkshire #2

Narrator: Claire Storey

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Story Sound

Published: 10/19/2023

Categories: Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

June, 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on The Tyke magazine, the sleepy Yorkshire Dales village felt like a little pocket of a past long gone. But war finally seems to have come to Silverdale. The villagers face new hardships when shortages and rationing begin to bite, young men become scarce as more are called up, and Bobby finds herself juggling her job on the magazine with a new role as an ARP warden. Even her surly editor Reg and his wife are doing their bit, agreeing to take two evacuees from London into their home. Meanwhile, Bobby has been growing closer to village vet Charlie. But with Charlie about to leave Silverdale to begin training with the RAF, will their relationship be able to survive the challenges and separation of war?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caro (carosbookcase) on October 19, 2023

If you are looking for a safe, cosy read, then War Comes to the Dales by Betty Firth a.k.a. Mary Jayne Baker is the novel for you! Set during WWII in the sleepy Yorkshire village of Silverdale, this book tells the story of Bobby Bancroft, a reporter for The Tyke magazine and local ARP (Air Raid Preca......more

Goodreads review by Shreedevi on February 26, 2026

The Buckden Pike Crash On the night of January 30, 1942, a Polish-manned Wellington Bomber encountered servere snowstorms, icing conditions, and poor visibility, crashing into the 2,302ft summit of Buckden Pike. Of the six crew members, only Rear Gunner Sergeant Jozef Fusniak survived, despite a sha......more

Goodreads review by Vivien on September 19, 2023

What a joy to be back in the Dales with Bobby and all the folk of Silverdale. But this book is far more serious than the first in the series as war and tragedy take their toll. Bobby has her moment as a local hero when she leads the villagers on a rescue mission but what she sees and experiences tha......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on September 19, 2023

War Comes to the Dales by Betty Firth is a great WWII historical fiction saga that is the second book in The Made in Yorkshire series. I really like this series. Not only are the characters realistic, likable, and heartwarming, but the landscapes and descriptions of the countryside and the culture r......more

Goodreads review by Booklover BEV on September 20, 2023

My first by this author and it was such an enjoyable read. 1941 WW2 Silverdale Yorkshire Dales, Bobby Bancroft a reporter for the tyke magazine also working as a ARP, Silverdale felt so far away from the war with been out in the countryside, no bombs were going to fall here. They all had families away......more