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A Tale Never to be Told

Dorothy M. Mitchell

Set in the early 1900s, this novel tells of family strife. Reuben goes into the First World War and is reported missing-in-action on the Western Front. It tells of how this devastating news affects his wife Ruth, son Joe and Ruth's parents. Everyone, except nine year-old Joe, believes Reuben to be dead. Young Joe is adamant his father is still alive and clings onto this belief. He is sent to the notorious Grimthorpe Hall, a children's home run by a tyrant Headmaster. The story tells of the relationship Joe has with Jack Simms, another inmate of Grimthorpe, and their eventual escape from the hellhole. Duration - 3h 31m. Author - Dorothy M. Mitchell. Narrator - Viv Craggs. Published Date - Thursday, 23 January 2025. Copyright - © 2016 Dorothy M. Mitchell ©.

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United States

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Set in the early 1900s, this novel tells of family strife. Reuben goes into the First World War and is reported missing-in-action on the Western Front. It tells of how this devastating news affects his wife Ruth, son Joe and Ruth's parents. Everyone, except nine year-old Joe, believes Reuben to be dead. Young Joe is adamant his father is still alive and clings onto this belief. He is sent to the notorious Grimthorpe Hall, a children's home run by a tyrant Headmaster. The story tells of the relationship Joe has with Jack Simms, another inmate of Grimthorpe, and their eventual escape from the hellhole. Duration - 3h 31m. Author - Dorothy M. Mitchell. Narrator - Viv Craggs. Published Date - Thursday, 23 January 2025. Copyright - © 2016 Dorothy M. Mitchell ©.

Language:

English


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