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Wedding Bells for Woolworths
- Author
- Elaine Everest
- Narrator
- Annie Aldington
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 30 April 2020
- Run Time
- 9 hours 47 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
July 1947. Britain is still gripped by rationing, even as the excitement of Princess Elizabeth’s engagement sweeps the nation. In the Woolworths’ canteen, Freda is still dreaming of meeting her own Prince Charming. So far she’s been unlucky in love. When she has an accident on her motorbike, knocking a cyclist off his bicycle, it seems bad luck is still following her around. Anthony is not only a fellow Woolworths employee but was an Olympic hopeful. Will his injured leg heal in time for him to compete? Can he ever forgive Freda?
Sarah's idyllic family life is under threat with worries about her husband, Alan. Does he still love her?
The friends must rally round to face some of the toughest challenges of their lives together. And although they experience loss, hardship and shocks along the way, love is on the horizon for the Woolworths girls . . .
Wedding Bells for Woolworths is the fifth instalment in Elaine Everest's much-loved Woolworths series.
Critics Review
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A lovely read
Bella on The Woolworths Girls
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Heart-warming . . . a must-read
Woman's Own on The Woolworths Girls
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A warm, tender tale of friendship and love . . . sweet as a Woolies pick’n’mix
Milly Johnson on The Woolworths Girls
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Details
- Author
- Elaine Everest
- Narrator
- Annie Aldington
- Duration
- 9 hours 47 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529015904
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction, Historical romance, Historical fiction
Synopsis
July 1947. Britain is still gripped by rationing, even as the excitement of Princess Elizabeth’s engagement sweeps the nation. In the Woolworths’ canteen, Freda is still dreaming of meeting her own Prince Charming. So far she’s been unlucky in love. When she has an accident on her motorbike, knocking a cyclist off his bicycle, it seems bad luck is still following her around. Anthony is not only a fellow Woolworths employee but was an Olympic hopeful. Will his injured leg heal in time for him to compete? Can he ever forgive Freda?Sarah's idyllic family life is under threat with worries about her husband, Alan. Does he still love her?The friends must rally round to face some of the toughest challenges of their lives together. And although they experience loss, hardship and shocks along the way, love is on the horizon for the Woolworths girls . . .Wedding Bells for Woolworths is the fifth instalment in Elaine Everest's much-loved Woolworths series.
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