The Butlins Girls
By (Author) Elaine Everest
Pan Macmillan
Pan Books
16th May 2017
4th May 2017
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 25mm
270g
They escaped their pasts, for the adventure of a lifetime . . . 'Molly Missons gazed around in awe. So this was Butlin's. Whitewashed buildings, bordered by rhododendrons, gave a cheerful feeling to a world still recovering from six years of war. The Skegness holiday camp covered a vast area, much larger than Molly expected to see.' Molly Missons hasn't had the best of times recently. Having lost her parents, now some dubious long-lost family have darkened her door - attempting to steal her home and livelihood... After a horrendous ordeal, Molly applies for a job as a Butlin's Aunty. When she receives news that she has got the job, she immediately leaves her small home town - in search of a new life in Skegness. Molly finds true friendship in Freda, Bunty and Plum. But the biggest shock is discovering that star of the silver screen, Johnny Johnson, is working at Butlin's as head of the entertainment team. Johnny takes an instant liking to Molly and she begins to shed the shackles of her recent traumas. Will Johnny be just the distraction Molly needs - or is he too good be to be true
Heartwarming . . . a must-read -- Woman's Own on The Woolworths Girls
A warm, tender tale of friendship and love . . . sweet as a Woolies pick'n'mix -- 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 *
Elaine Everest was born and brought up in north-west Kent. She has written widely for women's magazines, with both short stories and features. 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. You can say hello to Elaine on Twitter @ElaineEverest or Facebook www.facebook.com/elaine.everest