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Secrets of the Lavender Girls
a heart-warming and gritty WW2 saga
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This romance novel appeals to readers interested in historical drama, strong female characters, war-time settings, and stories exploring friendship, family, and resilience.
The second novel in the Homefront Girls series set in wartime Stratford, from bestselling author Kate Thompson
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A twisty plot, warm-hearted characters, laughter, secrets and heartbreak - and bursting with fascinating detail - Annie Murray
Stratford, 1943.
World War Two is still raging across Europe. But for the Lavender Girls, the workers at the Yardley cosmetics factory in East London, there are even more challenges on the home front.
Esther, newly married, is learning to juggle life as a working woman with her duties as a wife and homemaker. And she must find a way to help her adopted family on the Shoot, who are battling their own hidden demons...
Headstrong Patsy, a new recruit at the Yardley factory, has a double life that takes her from the East End lipstick belt by day to the stage in the West End at night. But will she be able to keep her secrets hidden from her controlling mother, Queenie?
For bubbly Lou, a forbidden love forces her to choose between family loyalty and a chance at true happiness. Can she be brave enough to forge her own path in the chaos of a war?
One thing is certain: the Lavender Girls need one another more than ever if they are going to survive...
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Praise for Kate Thompson: Readers find the novel riveting and warmly authentic, feeling as though they are reading about old friends. The characters are gutsy and empathetic, with the story praised as a lively and authentic social history of East End women during the Blitz. It is described as a hair-raising yet warmhearted tale full of laughter and tears, making it impossible to put down. The book has been lauded for inspiring courage in hardship.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781473698147
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 January 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Paperback
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 320g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Kate Thompson an award-winning journalist, ghostwriter and novelist who has spent the past two decades in the UK mass market and book publishing industry. Over the past nine years Kate has written ten fiction and non-fiction titles, three of which have made the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list. Secrets of the Lavender Girls will be her eleventh book.
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