Yorkshire 1944: All they want this year is a truly happy Christmas • The end of the war feels tantalisingly close, but Air Transport Auxiliary girls Bobbie, Viv and Mary have plenty more flights in their beloved Spitfires yet - battling everything from snow to enemy fire on their journeys • Risking their lives doing their bit for their country, this Christmas they're determined to have some festive fun. But as they set about bringing good tidings for all, a stern and mysterious new flyer in the form of Peggy arrives. What secret is Peggy hiding? • Mary has a wedding to plan before her fiance is sent away, then makes a devastating discovery so shameful she can't tell the other girls. Bobbie's beau issues an ultimatum, and Viv is wondering whether she wants a man at all
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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 Elaine Everest and Rosie Hendry
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'Anything to Anywhere!' • That's the motto of the Air Transport Auxiliary, the brave team of female pilots who fly fighter planes between bases at the height of WWII • Mary is a driver for the ATA and although she yearns to fly a Spitfire, she fears her humble background will hold her back. After all, glamorous Angela is set to be the next 'Atta Girl' on recruitment posters. Bobbie learned to fly in her father's private plane and Jean was taught the queen's English at grammar school before joining the squad. Dedicated and resilient the three girls rule the skies: weathering storms and dodging enemy fire. Mary can only dream of joining them - until she gets the push she needs to overcome her self-doubt • Thrown together, the girls form a tight bond as they face the perils of their job
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Powerful, absorbing storytelling that fans of sagas by Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Maggie Hope will adore • Sally Swann thought life couldn't get much worse. Then a single coin changed hands • A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton, Lancashire, has been Sally's prison since Joseph Goden 'bought' her from the workhouse as his wife. A drunkard and bully, Joseph rules her with a rod of iron, using fists and threats to keep her in check • When Sally gives birth, however, she knows she must do anything to save her child from her husband's clutches. She manages to escape, and taking her baby, flees for the belching chimneys of Manchester, in search of her only relative • But with the threat of discovery by Joseph, who will stop at nothing to find her, Sally must fight with every ounce of strength she has to protect herself and her son, and finally be with the man who truly loves her
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Blackpool, summer 1942 • Meet the Ballroom Girls: Sylvia, Pearl and Joy. Three girls dancing through the turbulence of WWII • Sylvia is the spoiled only child of an ambitious mother, Lorna Ellis, who runs a dancing school in Blackpool. Approaching 21, Sylvia is under pressure to scoop up prizes by fair means or foul • Pearl is the oldest daughter in a large, chaotic family who all work at the Pleasure Beach. She often sneaks away to watch ballroom contestants in their glittery finery. She dreams of joining them, but will she ever be anything other than an outsider looking in? • Joy is an evacuee who lost her parents to the Blitz. Now she lives and works in a shabby boarding house and works as a cleaner. Though shy and modest, she falls in love with the newest dance craze - the American Jitterbug
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"Свадебные колокола для девушек Победы" • Лето 1945 года. После победы в Европе лучшие подруги Лили, Глэдис и Берил смотрят в будущее. Но даже несмотря на эту радостную новость, их жизнь далеко не проста • Несмотря на радостную летнюю свадьбу Лили, она сомневается в том, чего теперь хочет ее сердце. Пока она приспосабливается к роли молодой жены, может ли это означать конец ее работы в Марлоузе? • Возвращение мужа Глэдис Билла ставит под вопрос их семейную жизнь, поскольку он пытается найти работу после службы в военно-морском флоте, а для Берил наступают большие перемены в ее свадебном магазине • Когда девушки начинают жить дальше, им как никогда нужно держаться вместе • Язык издания: английский • Summer 1945. After victory in Europe, best friends Lily, Gladys and Beryl are looking to the future
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Июль 1947 года. В Британии всё ещё действует карточная система, хотя после новостей о помолвке принцессы Елизаветы настроение у страны приподнятое. Фреда, работающая на компанию Вулворт, тоже хочет встретить Прекрасного Принца. Но пока что в любви ей не везёт • И не только в любви: она попадает в аварию и сбивает велосипедиста по имени Энтони, сотрудника той же компании. А ещё он подающий надежды спортсмен, которому открыта дорога на Олимпийские игры. Ну, была открыта до аварии. Успеет ли его нога зажить до соревнований? И простит ли он Фреду? • Семейная жизнь Сары со стороны похожа на идиллию, но её муж, Алан, беспокоит её всё сильнее. Не разлюбил ли он её? • Двум подругам придётся вместе пройти через, возможно, тяжелейшие испытания в их жизни. Но несмотря на то, что их ждут утраты, трудности и потрясения, на горизонте девушек из "Вулворта" маячит счастье
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'Calling All Women!' • It's 1941 and as the Second World War rages on, girls from all over the country are signing up to the Women's Land Army. Renowned for their camaraderie and spirit, it is these brave women who step in to take on the gruelling farm work from the men conscripted into the armed forces • When Yorkshire mill girl Una joins the cause, she wonders how she'll adapt to country life. Luckily she's quickly befriended by more experienced Land Girls Brenda and Grace. But as Christmas draws ever near, the girls' resolve is tested as scandals and secrets are revealed, lovers risk being torn apart, and even patriotic loyalties are called into question • With only a week to go until the festivities, can the strain of wartime still allow for the magic of Christmas? • A wonderful, festive tale of friendship, romance and triumph over adversity that fans of Daisy Styles, Donna Douglas and Call the Midwife will adore
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It's 1981, the time of Adam and the Ants, Rubik's Cube, the Sony Walkman and the Falklands War, as head teacher Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley-on-the-Forest School for another rollercoaster year • Vera, the ever-efficient chool secretary, has to grapple with a new-fangled computer - and enjoys a royal occasion - while Ruby the caretaker rediscovers romance with a Butlin's Redcoat. And for Jack, wedding bells are in the air. But the unexpected is just round the corner
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Paige might bake wedding cakes for a living but that doesn't mean shes dreaming about her own perfect day. Far from it • Trusting people is hard after she was badly let down by her family and boyfriend just when she needed them most. And to make things worse, her ex has just walked into her bakery with his new fiancee • Needing a little no-strings-attached fun, Paige goes to a party where her friend knows just the guy - the guy in the black top • There's just one problem. There are two men wearing black tops • Noah was meant to be her perfect distraction...instead, he wants more than just a bit of fun. But could the wrong guy turn out to be the right choice?
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Jenny is determined to make her own way in the world, and she secures a job as the kitchen maid in a grand house in Yorkshire. Gradually, she gains the attention of the young master of the house, and they fall in love.But their hopes and dreams turn to nightmares, culminating in a scandal that will force Jenny to leave behind everything she knows • Cast aside by her own family, Jenny faces many difficulties until an usual promise changes the course of her life. Jenny the kitchen maid becomes the mistress of her own grand house. Although she tries to fit in with this new world, however, she never forgets the words that the gypsy told her: that one day she will return to where she was once happy - and discover her true love • If you've liked books by Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, you'll love Val's heartwarming stories of triumph over adversity
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