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The Jam Factory Girls
The Jam Factory Girls (Book 1)
- Author
- Mary Wood
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 10 December 2020
- Run Time
- 10 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Jam Factory Girls is an uplifting and emotional novel of friendship set in the heart of pre-WWI London from bestselling author, Mary Wood.
Life for Elsie is difficult as she struggles to cope with her alcoholic mother. Caring for her siblings and working long hours at Swift's Jam factory in London’s Bermondsey is exhausting. Thankfully her lifelong friendship with Dot helps to smooth over life’s rough edges.
When Elsie and Dot meet Millie Swift, they are nervous to be in the presence of the bosses’ daughter. Over time, they are surprised to feel so drawn to her, but should two East End girls be socializing in such circles?
When disaster strikes, it binds the women in ways they could never imagine. Long-held secrets are revealed that could change all their lives . . .
This historical saga series continues with Secrets of the Jam Factory Girls.
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Details
- Author
- Mary Wood
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Duration
- 10 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 December 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529033489
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Historical fiction, First World War fiction
Synopsis
The Jam Factory Girls is an uplifting and emotional novel of friendship set in the heart of pre-WWI London from bestselling author, Mary Wood.Life for Elsie is difficult as she struggles to cope with her alcoholic mother. Caring for her siblings and working long hours at Swift's Jam factory in London’s Bermondsey is exhausting. Thankfully her lifelong friendship with Dot helps to smooth over life’s rough edges. When Elsie and Dot meet Millie Swift, they are nervous to be in the presence of the bosses’ daughter. Over time, they are surprised to feel so drawn to her, but should two East End girls be socializing in such circles? When disaster strikes, it binds the women in ways they could never imagine. Long-held secrets are revealed that could change all their lives . . .This historical saga series continues with Secrets of the Jam Factory Girls.
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