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Victory for the Sewing Factory Girls: The BRAND NEW uplifting title in the Sewing Factory Series for Summer 2024
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Victory for the Sewing Factory Girls: The BRAND NEW uplifting title in the Sewing Factory Series for Summer 2024
Contributors:
By (Author) Posy Lovell
Read by Karen Bartke
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:
Orion
Publication Date:
11th February 2025
UK Publication Date:
7th November 2024
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Historical romance
Historical fiction
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Dimensions:
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
Weight:
269g
Description
'Inspiring, uplifting and full of heart' - Annie Lyons
1916, Scotland.Five years after leading a strike at the sewing factory, newly pregnant Ellen is rushed off her feet at the Clydebank Clothing exchange, the heart of the community. Ellen is missing her husband James who is away with the Royal Navy, and worried about how to make ends meet. She desperately wants to confide in her best friend Sadie. However, Sadie is hiding a heart-breaking secret of her own which places strain on their friendship.Ignoring concerns from her sister Sadie, seventeen-year-old Rachel has signed up as a munitions worker at the former sewing factory in Clydebank. Together with the other women nicknamed 'the munitionettes' she finds fun and friendship as they start a local football team.When Ellen is forced to return to the factory to earn money for her growing family, she clashes with Sadie, who is angry about the working conditions. Several of the women and their babies are falling ill, despite assurances from management that the factory is safe.As the war rages on, can the women help each other cope through the difficult times aheadREADERS ARE LOVING POSY LOVELL:'If I could give it more than five stars, I would!' 'I couldn't put the book down!' 'Already waiting for a third book in the series' 'A gem of a story' 'Gripped me from the first sentence' 'A brilliant second book'Author Bio
Posy Lovell is a pseudonym for author Kerry Barrett, who has several historical fiction novels with HarperCollins.
