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Meet Me at Rainbow Corner
- Author
- Celia Imrie
- Narrator
- Celia Imrie
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 4 July 2024
- Run Time
- 15 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: sense of place, Romance in uniform
- Rating
- 4.7 (3 reviews)
What to expect
Bloomsbury presents Meet Me at Rainbow Corner, written and read by Celia Imrie.
‘Walking in time with the beat, clapping her hands, clicking her fingers. How could anyone resist the urge to dance? Dot swirled her Red Cross cape in time with the rhythm.’
London, 1944. The air raid sirens are blaring, bombers are hovering. The war with Germany has been raging for four years and there’s no sign of peace coming.
Dot Gallagher is newly arrived from Liverpool and working as a nurse. During an air strike, she encounters an enthralling group of American GIs who tell her all about Rainbow Corner, a social club for US troops in Piccadilly – it’s a wartime oasis where they can forget their fears, fall in and out of love and dance the nights away.
It’s here that Dot finds a new best friend in Lilly. And together, against the stark realities of war, they must learn to face their fears, uncover secrets and discover the true meaning of love.
Praise for Meet Me At Rainbow Corner:
'From the first to the last page, I was captivated by this brilliant novel, and simply didn't want it to end' - Jenny Ashcroft
'Hugely enjoyable and meticulously researched… A must for anyone who likes wartime novels with a difference' - Rosie Goodwin
'A beautiful book about friendship, romance and courage set against a background of war and peril. I loved it' - Sue Cleaver
'Utterly charming and engrossing' - Joanna Lumley
‘A deeply evocative snapshot of the experiences of a group of feisty and determined women, who became GI Brides in World War 2' - Fiona Valpy
Critics Review
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Utterly charming and engrossing
Joanna Lumley
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Hugely enjoyable and meticulously researched… A must for anyone who likes wartime novels with a difference
Rosie Goodwin
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From the first to the last page, I was captivated by this brilliant novel, and simply didn't want it to end
Jenny Ashcroft
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A beautiful book about friendship, romance and courage set against a background of war and peril. I loved it
Sue Cleaver
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Thoroughly enjoyable! A meticulously researched and deeply evocative snapshot of the experiences of a group of feisty and determined women, who became GI Brides in World War 2
Fiona Valpy
User Reviews
Book 4.7
Narration 4.3
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4.0 4.0
A pleasant tale , which will inspire me to look into the problems etc that befell GI brides.
Also would be interested to know how Dot and Lisa's life turned outring01 2025-09-25
Details
- Author
- Celia Imrie
- Narrator
- Celia Imrie
- Duration
- 15 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 July 2024
- ISBN
- 9781526674326
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: sense of place, Romance in uniform
- Rating
- 4.7(3 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.3(3 reviews)
Synopsis
***FROM CELIA IMRIE: STAR OF CELEBRITY TRAITORS ON BBC ONE!***Bloomsbury presents Meet Me at Rainbow Corner, written and read by Celia Imrie.‘Walking in time with the beat, clapping her hands, clicking her fingers. How could anyone resist the urge to dance? Dot swirled her Red Cross cape in time with the rhythm.’London, 1944. The air raid sirens are blaring, bombers are hovering. The war with Germany has been raging for four years and there’s no sign of peace coming.Dot Gallagher is newly arrived from Liverpool and working as a nurse. During an air strike, she encounters an enthralling group of American GIs who tell her all about Rainbow Corner, a social club for US troops in Piccadilly – it’s a wartime oasis where they can forget their fears, fall in and out of love and dance the nights away.It’s here that Dot finds a new best friend in Lilly. And together, against the stark realities of war, they must learn to face their fears, uncover secrets and discover the true meaning of love.Praise for Meet Me At Rainbow Corner:'From the first to the last page, I was captivated by this brilliant novel, and simply didn't want it to end' - Jenny Ashcroft'Hugely enjoyable and meticulously researched… A must for anyone who likes wartime novels with a difference' - Rosie Goodwin'A beautiful book about friendship, romance and courage set against a background of war and peril. I loved it' - Sue Cleaver'Utterly charming and engrossing' - Joanna Lumley‘A deeply evocative snapshot of the experiences of a group of feisty and determined women, who became GI Brides in World War 2' - Fiona Valpy
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