Homeland (51 page)

In Britain the belief that the exiled Poles were unreasonably anti-Soviet persisted until 1948, when Russia’s iron grip on Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe became glaringly
apparent.

As a result of trade union opposition, the placing of Poles in employment was at first painfully slow, and it was not until mid-1947 that significant numbers began to find work. Even then,
almost all the jobs were unskilled. For those who aspired to skilled and professional work, emigration remained the best option.

Clare Francis is the author of nine other international bestsellers,
Night Sky, Red Crystal, Wolf Winter, Requiem, Deceit, Betrayal, A Dark Devotion
,
Keep Me Close
and
A Death Divided
. She has also written three non-fiction books about her voyages across the oceans of the world.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

Crime

Deceit

Betrayal

A Dark Devotion

Keep Me Close

A Death Divided

Thrillers

Night Sky

Red Crystal

Wolf Winter

Requiem

Non-Fiction

Come Hell or High Water

Come Wind or Weather

The Commanding Sea

First published 2004 by Macmillan

This edition published 2005 by Pan Books

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