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The Canary Girls
The Bomb Girls (Related to this series)
- Author
- Rosie Archer
- Narrator
- Helen Lloyd
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 15 September 2016
- Run Time
- 10 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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1944, Hampshire.
Her face still bearing the scars from the explosion at the factory, Rita Brown is nonetheless back on her feet. She's caught the eye of local wide boy Blackie Bristow, who's sweeping her around the country in a life of shady glamour.
But there's a war on, and life is not all fun and games. Some of the local men are taking advantage of the topsy-turvy world to break more than just hearts, and standing up to them comes with its own costs.
Rita keeps calm and carries on with a little help from her friends at the factory. But then she discovers someone there has been leaking secrets to the Germans. With D-Day on the horizon, Rita must work out who she can rely on - and fast.
(P)2016 WF Howes Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Rosie Archer
- Narrator
- Helen Lloyd
- Duration
- 10 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 September 2016
- ISBN
- 9781786484147
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Historical fiction
Synopsis
In love and war, who can you trust? 1944, Hampshire. Her face still bearing the scars from the explosion at the factory, Rita Brown is nonetheless back on her feet. She's caught the eye of local wide boy Blackie Bristow, who's sweeping her around the country in a life of shady glamour. But there's a war on, and life is not all fun and games. Some of the local men are taking advantage of the topsy-turvy world to break more than just hearts, and standing up to them comes with its own costs. Rita keeps calm and carries on with a little help from her friends at the factory. But then she discovers someone there has been leaking secrets to the Germans. With D-Day on the horizon, Rita must work out who she can rely on - and fast.(P)2016 WF Howes Ltd
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