Going Home (37 page)

‘They’re ready to fly,’ she said softly.

He nodded, and bent to kiss her. ‘Yes. But they’ll be back. They will come home again.’

THE END

Val Wood was born in Yorkshire, where she still lives. Her first novel,
The Hungry Tide
, was the first winner of the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction.

For more information on Val Wood and her books, see her website at
www.valeriewood.co.uk

Also by Val Wood

THE HUNGRY TIDE

ANNIE

CHILDREN OF THE TIDE

EMILY

GOING HOME

ROSA’S ISLAND

THE DOORSTEP GIRLS

FAR FROM HOME

THE KITCHEN MAID

THE SONGBIRD

NOBODY’S CHILD

FALLEN ANGELS

THE LONG WALK HOME

RICH GIRL, POOR GIRL

HOMECOMING GIRLS

THE HARBOUR GIRL

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GOING HOME

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Originally published in Great Britain by Bantam Press, a division of Transworld Publishers

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