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Warm Pearls and Paper Cranes

The Only Way Forward Is Love

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Warm Pearls and Paper Cranes

By: E.V. Bancroft
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
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A family torn apart by secrets. Love is the only way forward.

WINNER of Golden Crown Literary Society (Goldie) for Historical Fiction 2022.

Finalist for Debut Novel.

Maud Heaston has been in love with Beatrice Williams since they first met in 1939. They’ve been through hell and back; family, careers, and secrets have threatened to tear them apart, but their love has endured it all. Until now. Old age and illness have forced them into separate nursing homes and the family Maud trusted to take care of them are only out for themselves.

Hannah Jones is trying to put her past behind her and find her place in the world. Midway through a doctorate and living with Suki, the woman she’d like to be more than just friends with, the last thing she needs is Gammy, her interfering great aunt, back in her life. Though Gammy took Hannah in when her mother died, her overbearing nature and constant criticisms forced them apart. Now they barely speak.

Maud needs Hannah’s help to be reunited with the love of her life. Hannah needs Suki to take a chance on love. Can a reconciliation between Maud and Hannah free them both to be with the women they love or will the past destroy their future?

©2021 E. V. Bancroft (P)2023 E. V. Bancroft Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance

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This is a beautiful and well written story guiding us through the time from WW2 until today. The story is like a slow burn romance but actually it’s not the romance parts that’s the slow burning part but the story in general.
I really enjoyed this captivating audiobook- the storyline was enjoyable and fascinating and I kept listening right to the end. Even halfway through the night 🤭 but it was definitely worth every lost minute of sleep!!

A beautiful story

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I Loved this storyline it was brilliant and captivating and just exceptional! This love story between Bea and Maud that lasted years from before the war to modern day, showing the characters' struggles and prejudices that they faced then and now. The narrator was amazing and brought together the passion and love expertly and effortlessly and brought them to life! 💖
❤ MAGNIFICENT. ❤

A Fantastic beautiful romance.❤

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A brilliant journey through time from the WW2 to present day, a wonderful love story.

Inspiring read

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A beautiful story about lesbians from different generations within the same family... secret romances, struggles, coming out at different ages, lots of heartwarming moments. Really enjoyed it.

Loved this book!

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It’ s about family and love in different kinds. Maude and Bea who met and fell in love shortly before the Second World War. A forbidden and secret love that will last for decades and Hannah and Suki, who live in the here and now and still have to go through similar hurdles like homophobia and injustice. Maude is Hannah's aunt and neither of them initially knows that they like women. It‘ s a secret. So many secrets.
They hide from each other for different reasons, of course. The story is delicate and at times so frustrating, because Maude in particular is under pressure from her family and has to live up to the expectations of her time as a woman. Her fight to resist this at such a horrible time is enormous and admirable! Of course she does everything for her great love for Beatrice. Bea, who endures everything and has the patience of an angel! The relationship between niece and aunt is difficult. Hannah lost her mother and grandmother very early in a tragic accident and came to Maude and Bea as a teenager. The two “friends” are not the beloved mother and understanding grandma that Hannah misses. At least that's how she sees it at the age of 16. The story begins in the present and Hannah is about to finish her PhD. She lives with her friend Suki, with whom she is head over heels in love. Suki, however, is going through a heterosexual phase and wants to defend herself against her attraction to Hannah.
It's a slow but wonderful development.
The narrator is wonderful and does a fantastic job with the voices!

That was a journey through time of love.

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