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Annie's Day
by Apple GidleyPublish: Nov 18, 2025Historical FictionBook Overview
★★★★★ “Delicious” Jane Johnson, author of Secret of the Bees★★★★★ “Absorbing” Katherine Mezzacappa, author of The Maiden of Florence
★★★★★ “Moving and enlightening” Deborah Swift, author of Last Train to Freedom
★★★★★ “Totally absorbing” Liz Harris, author of Jaipur Moon
War took everything. Love never had a chance. Until now.
As a young Australian Army nurse, Annie endures the brutalities of World War II in Singapore and New Guinea. Later, seeking peace, she takes refuge in Berlin—only to find herself caught in the upheaval of the Blockade. Through it all, the death of a man she barely knew leaves a wound that refuses to heal, threatening to bind her to a life of loneliness.
Decades later, Annie is still haunted by what was lost—and what might have been. Her days are quiet, but her memories are loud. When a dying man’s fear forces her to confront her own doubts, she forms an unexpected friendship that rekindles something she thought was long gone: hope.
Annie’s Day is a powerful story of love, war, and the quiet courage it takes to start again—even when it seems far too late.
