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'Draws you in from the start and doesn't let you go until the end' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderfully written and oozing wartime spirit. Couldn't ask for more!' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The second inspiring novel in the heartwarming and hopeful Bletchley Park Girls series from the queen of saga, Molly Green… When Rosie Frost was jilted on her wedding day, she didn't think life could get any worse. But six years later in the throes of...
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Britain, 1943. Though she's the youngest of her siblings, Ronnie Linfoot is determined to do her bit for the war effort, just as her two older sisters are.
Against her mother's wishes, she signs up to join the Grand Union Canal Company, where she'll be working on a narrowboat taking critical supplies from London to Birmingham and back again. But without an ounce of experience on the waterways, she must learn the ropes quickly, and the job doesn't...
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War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr. Barnardo's Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan's War is a gripping saga about love and loss on the Home Front.
Liverpool, 1940 When her childhood sweetheart Johnny is killed in action, Maxine Grey loses more than her husband - she loses her best friend. Desperate to make a difference in this awful war, Maxine takes a nursing job at London's St. Thomas's Hospital.
A Broken Heart Maxine takes...
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War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr. Barnardo's Home cannot give up hope. What more could you wish for than a poignant, heart-warming saga to read this winter? LIVERPOOL, 1943, Yorkshire is the place Lana has always called home, but it's now filled with painful memories of her fiancé, Dickie, who was killed at sea. When she accepts the challenging position of headmistress at a school in Liverpool, she hopes a new beginning will...
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'One hell of a journey…a great curl up and read book' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Outstandingly fabulous' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Had me going to bed early just so that I could listen to it!' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Her code breaking will save lives.But will it save the man she loves…? September 1939. London is in blackout, war has been declared, but Dulcie Treadwell can think only of her heartbreak over American broadcaster, Glenn...
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Victory sisters volume 1
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It's 1939 and the threat of war hangs over Britain. A spirited young woman, Raine Linfoot has always had an overriding ambition to take to the skies. Her hero, Doug Williams, teaches her to fly when she is just 17. With her pilot's license it seems as though the sky's the limit for Raine . until war breaks out. Raine knows that her place is not at home and she is determined to assist the war effort by doing what she loves, but the Air Transport Auxiliary...
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War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr Barnado's Home cannot give up hope. Liverpool, 1941 Haunted by the death of her sister, June Lavender takes a job at a Dr Barnardo's orphanage. June couldn't save Clara from their father's violence, but perhaps she can help children whose lives have been torn apart by war. When June bumps into Flight Lieutenant Murray Andrews on the bombed streets of Liverpool, the attraction is instant. But...
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The Victory Sisters volume Volume 2
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Her duty is to keep smiling through... When World War II breaks out, Suzanne's dream of attending the Royal Academy of Music crumbles. Determined to do her bit, she joins a swing band that entertains troops in some of the worst-hit cities of Europe. Through singing, Suzanne finds a confidence she never knew she had, and she soon wins the admiration of Britain's brave servicemen. But her heart already belongs to a Navy officer who is serving...