Harpercollins Wartime for the Shop Girls Toye Joanna

The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series! ‘Just the balm our souls need right now’ Women’s Weekly • Summer 1942. Despite grim reports on the wireless and rationing hitting hard, Lily Collins and her fellow shop girls from Marlow’s department store are determined to put out the bunting for a family party • But Beryl’s husband Les returns from North Africa a changed man, and Gladys worries for her own fiance’s safety. The store is losing staff to the war effort and Lily’s young man, Jim, is torn over where his duty lies • Then comes the knock on the door that everyone dreads. Lily’s family, always the heart of her world, is rocked to the core. The small Midlands town – and Lily’s beloved Marlow’s – must face their greatest challenge yet

Uplifting and heartwarming: drama, courage and romance at Marlow's department store this Christmas • For Lily Collins and her fellow shop girls at Marlow's Department store, another Christmas with ration books, shortages of goods and staff - not to mention a store coping with war damage - will be a real challenge • But the girls rally round and put their worries aside to make this, the hardest wartime Christmas yet, one that their families, and their town, will never forget

"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

"Девушки-победительницы" Джоанны Тойе - новая книга из серии трогательных семейных саг о Второй мировой войне! • На волнах войны дружба как никогда важна… • Весна 1944 года. Пока союзные войска продвигаются к долгожданной победе, Лили Коллинз жаждет присоединиться к ним и внести свой вклад. Но в чем заключается ее долг? • Ее лучшей подруге Глэдис предстоит рожать своего первого ребенка в одиночестве, потому что ее новый муж возвращается на флот • А их подруга Берил сбилась с ног, строя свой бизнес по прокату невест в условиях разрушений от бомбы • Итак, пока свадебные колокола звонят для других в универмаге Марлоус, где работает Лили, будут ли они услышаны самой Лили – или судьба уготовила ей другой поворот? • Книга на английском языке • The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series! • As the tides of war turn, friendship has never been more important… • Spring 1944

April 1941 • Almost losing her life in a bomb blast while serving in the Women's Volunteer Service has made Ann Gilby take stock of what's really important - her family • With daughter Sheila back home, and Joy still working munitions at the Cadbury factory and engaged to her soldier sweetheart, home life feels more settled too. Ann has even come to an uneasy truce with her husband, Len, despite her recent discovery of his infidelity and the fact that he has fathered a child with another woman • But what Ann has not reckoned with is Marianne, Len’s other woman, turning up on her doorstep - a woman with a mysterious past • Only Ann has secrets of her own and one day soon she knows she will have to tell her youngest child, Martin, who his father really is

The East End of London has been devastated by the Blitz and the people are struggling to come to terms with their ravaged city. Rationing bites ever deeper and and everything that makes life better is in short supply. For the district nurses, the challenges are tougher than ever • Gladys loves her work in the Civil Nursing Reserve, but just when she needs to rely on her sister at home to help out with the chores, she turns into a handful of trouble. Edith is learning to cope with her boyfriend's injuries after Dunkirk but will she have to choose between her love for him and her career? • With no end in sight, the war reaches its darkest moment … Can the nurses – and the families and patients that rely on them – find the strength to carry on?

The second delicious cookbook from bestselling author, Lucy Lord, with over 80 fresh, fun, and creative recipes to feed your soul! • Good food feeds the soul, great cooking shares the love • Bursting with fresh, flavourful, and creative dishes to help you rediscover a love for cooking - and eating! From Garlic and Parmesan Roasted Veg, and Sweetcorn Fritters with Feta, Chilli and Lime, to unmissable bakes and delicious drinks! • Food can lift your mood, deliver new experiences, and help you connect with family and friends away from the pressures of daily life. Lucy's philosophy is all about finding those moments - whether you have 20 minutes or two hours to spare - to pause, regroup, and share the joy delicious home cooked dishes, amazing ingredients, and good times

Роман "Люблю твои воспоминания" Сесилии Ахерн - это захватывающая и проницательная история о близости, воспоминаниях и взаимоотношениях • Как вы можете знать кого-то, кого никогда не встречали? • Джойс Конвей помнит то, чего ей не следовало бы помнить. Она знает о крошечных мощеных улочках Парижа, на которых никогда не бывала. И каждую ночь ей снится неизвестная маленькая девочка со светлыми волосами • Джастин Хичкок разведен, одинок и беспокоен. Он приезжает в Дублин, чтобы прочитать лекцию об искусстве, и знакомится с привлекательным врачом, который уговаривает его сдать кровь. Это первое, что исходит прямо из его сердца за долгое время • Когда Джойс выписывается из больницы после ужасного несчастного случая, ее жизнь и брак рушатся, она возвращается к своему пожилому отцу

The sixth heartwarming, feel-good instalment in the much-loved Railway Girls series! • Manchester, 1942. There are surprises in store for the railway girls this festive season • When Cordelia's daughter Emily falls for a young chap who doesn't meet the approval of her father, Cordelia is reminded of her own first love - a love that she has never forgotten • Mabel is determined to get to the bottom of a spate of local burglaries. Her heart is in the right place as she sets out on a quest to clear her friend's name, but there will be unforeseen consequences • It's nothing short of a miracle when Colette returns to Manchester. But it's not going to be easy for her to keep living the life she once knew, and an impossible situation lies ahead • There will be more than one storm for the railway girls to weather but with the friendship and support of one another, there's hope that all will be well by Christmas

Manchester, 1942 • A new year brings new hope for the railway girls • Alison's romance with the charming Dr Maitland is blossoming, but then she is posted away from Manchester. Working in a canteen isn't part of her plan, nor is meeting her beau's old girlfriend - one who just happens to want him back • Margaret is supportive of her friend's new relationship until she realises exactly who he is. Torn between keeping her secret and warning Alison, she turns to Joan for help • Working in Lost Property wouldn't be Joan's first choice of job, but with a baby on the way she knows she can't continue being a station porter. As she looks to the future, can she put the troubles of her past behind her?