A Gift from Woolworths

(Paperback)

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Will the war be over by Christmas

As the war moves into 1945 the lives of the women of Woolworths continue. When store manager, Betty Billington, announces she is expecting Douglass baby her future life is about to change more than she expects.

Freda has fallen in love with the handsome Scottish engineer but will it end happily

Maisie loves being a mother and also caring for her two nieces although she still has her own dreams. When her brother appears on the scene he brings unexpected danger to the family.

Meanwhile Sarah dreams of her husbands return and a cottage with roses around the door but Woolworths beckons.

Will our girls sail into times of peace, or will they experience more heartache and sorrow With a wedding on the horizon, surely only happiness lies ahead or does it

A Gift from Woolworths is the fourth instalment in Elaine Everest's much-loved Woolworths series.

Reviews

Heart-warming . . . a must-read -- Woman's Own on The Woolworths Girls
A warm, tender tale of friendship and love . . . sweet as a Woolies picknmix -- Milly Johnson on The Woolworths Girls
A lovely read -- Bella on The Woolworths Girls
Elaine brings the heyday of the iconic high-street giant to life in her charming novel -- S Magazine on The Woolworths Girls

Author Bio

Elaine Everest was born and brought up in north-west Kent, where the Woolworths books are set, and was once a Woolworths girl herself. In addition to the Woolworths novels, she is also the author of a festive ebook short, Carols at Woolworths, featuring your favourite characters from the series. Elaine has written widely - both short stories and features - for women's magazines. When she isn't writing, Elaine runs The Write Place creative writing school in Dartford, Kent, and the blog for the Romantic Novelists' Association. Elaine lives with her husband, Michael, and their Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Henry, in Swanley, Kent.