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Wartime for the Shop Girls (The Shop Girls, Book 2)
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Wartime for the Shop Girls (The Shop Girls, Book 2)
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Joanna Toye
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Series | The Shop Girls |
Series part Volume No. |
Book 2
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:384 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Sagas Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780008298692
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint |
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Publication Date |
23 January 2020 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
War brings changes three friends could never foresee... 'Highly recommended' Anna Jacobs 'A warm domestic drama' People's Friend It's 1942 and as shortages of staff - and goods - begin to bite, young Lily Collins is nervously stepping up to sales junior at Marlow's department store. Bombs are still falling and Lily and fellow shop girls Gladys and Beryl need a stiff upper lip to wave boyfriends, husbands and brothers goodbye, especially with a baby on the way and grim news on the wireless. Jim, who works with Lily at the store, seems restless, and nothing can prepare Lily for the secrets that come tumbling out when her favourite brother comes home on leave... Somehow, she must keep smiling through. Community, family and friends rally round as her home town - and the whole country - is tested once again.
Author Biography
Joanna Toye joined the production team of The Archers after reading English at Cambridge University, and became a scriptwriter for the programme for over twenty years. She has also written a number of spin-off books about the long-running radio drama. On television she has written for Crossroads, Family Affairs, Doctors and EastEnders. A Store at War is her first novel.
ReviewsAcclaim for Joanna Toye: 'Captivating...a triumphant debut novel' Women's Weekly 'A warm domestic drama' People's Friend 'Highly recommended - an engrossing story with a charmingly forthright heroine' Anna Jacobs 'Jo writes with a sure hand and a light touch...a real page-turner with a spirited heroine.' Veronica Henry 'Cheerful and uplifting...I thoroughly enjoyed it' Katie Fforde
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