Tough Love
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Last published Thu, Jan 10, 2013
Rose Lennox and her little sister, Margret have had to leave their hometown of London, due to the on-going war, and leave their mother and Rose's boyfriend, Howard to go and live with a countryside family with 4 children. This is where she meets Billy, the oldest and strangest son of the family.
Things go right, things go wrong, there are good times and bad times, happy tears and sad tears, love and hate and tons of drama.
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