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The Air Raid Girls
The Air Raid Girls (Related to this series)
- Author
- Jenny Holmes
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 18 March 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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May, 1941. Meet the Air Raid Girls: three young women keen to do their bit during the Yorkshire blitz.
Connie's life has taken an unexpected turn since her husband died - she's living at home and working in the family bakery - but night shifts as an ARP Warden give her a firm sense of purpose.
Her younger sister Lizzie is eager to play her part too, perhaps as an ambulance driver. Her fiance refuses to support her decision... but does he really know what's best for her?
Twenty-year-old Pamela has led a sheltered life, but when her family's home is destroyed in a raid she must learn to stand on her own two feet - helped by new friends.
As bombs fall and fires rage, the young women face the destruction of everything they've ever known. Can their fighting spirit prevail? And what of their families and the men they love?
A thrilling and heartwarming new story of friendship, love and duty in wartime by the author of The Spitfire Girls, for fans of Nancy Revell and Donna Douglas.
© Jenny Holmes 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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A story vibrant with the atmosphere of the time and fuelled by the power of duty and friendship.
Peterborough Telegraph
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Gritty and uplifting, it's a tale of triumph over adversity.
Choice on The Mill Girls of Albion Lane
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Vibrant and heart-warming, Jenny Holmes makes Chapel Street come alive.
Sunday Express on The Shop Girls of Chapel Street
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Gritty and uplifting, it's a tale of triumph over adversity
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Details
- Author
- Jenny Holmes
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Duration
- 10 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 March 2021
- ISBN
- 9781473595750
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. May, 1941. Meet the Air Raid Girls: three young women keen to do their bit during the Yorkshire blitz. Connie's life has taken an unexpected turn since her husband died - she's living at home and working in the family bakery - but night shifts as an ARP Warden give her a firm sense of purpose.Her younger sister Lizzie is eager to play her part too, perhaps as an ambulance driver. Her fiance refuses to support her decision... but does he really know what's best for her? Twenty-year-old Pamela has led a sheltered life, but when her family's home is destroyed in a raid she must learn to stand on her own two feet - helped by new friends. As bombs fall and fires rage, the young women face the destruction of everything they've ever known. Can their fighting spirit prevail? And what of their families and the men they love?A thrilling and heartwarming new story of friendship, love and duty in wartime by the author of The Spitfire Girls, for fans of Nancy Revell and Donna Douglas.© Jenny Holmes 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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