Polly's War Paperback – 1 April 2006 by Freda Lightfoot
Freda Lightfoot . Hodder & Stoughton . English
World War II may be over, but Polly Pride feels as though the fighting has moved to her own home. Polly knows that she risks losing everything, but refuses to go back to Ancoats and a life of grinding poverty. And she won't stand by and watch her family tear itself to pieces.
Categories: Children’s Fiction
About the Author
Sunday Times bestselling author Freda Lightfoot was born in Lancashire. She was a teacher, a bookseller in the Lake District, then a smallholder and began her writing career publishing short stories and articles before finding her vocation as a novelist. She published over fifty novels, mostly sagas and historical fiction. Freda died aged 83 in 2025, leaving a legacy of books that continue to be enjoyed by thousands of readers.
