The Shipyard Girls: Shipyard Girls 1

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Nancy Revell. This is her first novel in the compelling Shipyard Girls series. THE FIRST SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NANCY REVELL. 'Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!' The Northern Echo ___________________ Sunderland, 1940, and the women go to the shipyards to do their bit for the war effort. Polly never dreamed she would be able to work in the shipyards like the men in her family but times are tough. However, her new job ends up giving her more than she ever expected when she meets enigmatic dock diver Tommy Watts. During the day, head welder Rosie teaches her fledgling flock of trainees their new trade, but at night she hides a secret life... And mother hen Gloria signs up to escape her brutal husband, but finds she cannot run from her problems. The Shipyard Girls start off as strangers - but end up forging an unbreakable bond of friendship in the most difficult times. Praise for The Shipyard Girls series- 'The author is one to watch!' Sun 'A brilliant read' Take a Break 'Well-drawn, believable characters combined with a storyline to keep you turning the pages' Woman

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THE FIRST SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL. Sunderland, 1940, and the women go to the shipyards to do their bit for the war effort. The Shipyard Girls start off as strangers - but end up forging an unbreakable bond of friendship in the most difficult times. * from the publisher's description *
I have just finished The Shipyard Girls and enjoyed it very much indeed . . . It has all the essentials of a good saga: well-drawn, believable, sympathetic characters, storylines which keep the reader turning the page and a very authentic background . . . The special bond that develops between the women makes it a very well rounded novel and will Im sure have readers eagerly awaiting the next book in the series. -- Lyn Andrews
Set in Sunderland at the start of WW2 tough doesnt begin to describe the hard graft the Shipyard Girls experienced building battle ships for the Navy. Though often weary, heartbroken and terrified they have the dogged determination of conscripted women who will never give up whatever fate throws at them. Well done on a terrific debut novel, Nancy Revell! -- Daisy Styles, author of The Bomb Girls
I had read The Shipyard Girls and enjoyed it tremendously, so much so that I bought Nancys second book. Strong characters and an absorbing story-line. Can't wait to read her third novel. -- Rosie Archer, author of The Gunpowder and Glory Girls
The Shipyard Girls is just wonderful. Heartfelt, pacy and gutsy, I adore it already and will no doubt be devouring the rest of the series with just as much enthusiasm. -- Fiona Ford, author The Spark Girl

Author Bio

Nancy Revell is the author of the Shipyard Girls series, which is set in the north-east of England during World War II. She is a former journalist who worked for all the national newspapers, providing them with hard-hitting news stories and in-depth features. Nancy also wrote amazing and inspirational true life stories for just about every woman's magazine in the country. When she first started writing the Shipyard Girls series, Nancy relocated back to her hometown of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, along with her husband, Paul, and their English bull mastiff, Rosie. They now live just a short walk away from the beautiful award-winning beaches of Roker and Seaburn, within a mile of where the books are set. The subject is particularly close to Nancy's heart as she comes from a long line of shipbuilders, who were well known in the area.