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Wartime for the Shop Girls (The Shop Girls 2)
Joanna Toye
It’s 1942 and as shortages of staff – and goods – begin to bite, young Lily Collins is thrilled to step up to sales junior in her job at Marlow’s department store.
But bombs are still falling and Lily and fellow shop girls Gladys and Beryl need a stiff upper lip to wave boyfriends, husbands and brothers goodbye, especially with a baby on the way and grim news on the wireless. When Jim, who works with Lily at the store, seems restless, things are bad enough, but nothing can prepare Lily for the secrets that come tumbling out when her favourite brother comes home on leave…
Somehow, she must keep smiling through. Community, family and friends rally round as her home town – and the whole country – is tested once again.
But bombs are still falling and Lily and fellow shop girls Gladys and Beryl need a stiff upper lip to wave boyfriends, husbands and brothers goodbye, especially with a baby on the way and grim news on the wireless. When Jim, who works with Lily at the store, seems restless, things are bad enough, but nothing can prepare Lily for the secrets that come tumbling out when her favourite brother comes home on leave…
Somehow, she must keep smiling through. Community, family and friends rally round as her home town – and the whole country – is tested once again.
GENRE
Historical; War; Women's Fiction
UK PUBLICATION
January 2020
Historical; War; Women's Fiction
UK PUBLICATION
January 2020
Praise
"A warm domestic drama."
People's Friend magazine
"Cheerful and uplifting... I enjoyed it immensely."
Katie Fforde
"Highly recommended."
Anna Jacobs
People's Friend magazine
"Cheerful and uplifting... I enjoyed it immensely."
Katie Fforde
"Highly recommended."
Anna Jacobs
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World English Language: HarperCollins