With the country at war, can they come together this winter? ‘A heart-warming story perfect for saga lovers’, Nancy Revell,Sunday Times bestselling author of The Shipyard Girls series ‘Heartwarming, hopeful and inspiring, it will bring a nostalgic smile to your face’ Daily Mirror With the country at war, can they come together this winter? ‘A heart-warming story perfect for saga lovers’, Nancy Revell,Sunday Times bestselling author of The Shipyard Girls series ‘Heartwarming, hopeful and inspiring, it will bring a nostalgic smile to your face’ Daily Mirror Winter, 1939As December draws nearer and with her family facing their first Christmas without Bert, Nancy is desperately trying to keep up her children’s spirits and her own. Young Patty should be excited to be spending her first festive season with sweetheart Archie, but why does she worry he’s keeping something from her? Betty is missing her beloved William as he continues his RAF training but she’s determined not to sit around wallowing. In the midst of the coldest winter on record and with the introduction of rationing, times are tougher than ever but Betty has an idea to make sure nobody goes without this winter. And with our Steel Girls rallying around each other, can there still be hope this Christmas? The second novel in the new heartwarming Steel Girls series following our feisty factory sister’s bravery and hope during wartime, perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Elaine Everest. Praise for The Steel Girls: ‘An excellent history of the Sheffield female factory workers during the Second World War and the novels are rich in period detail’ Choice ’Another sweeping tale of friendship and hope against the odds’ My Weekly ‘A tale of friendship, hope and love. I couldn’t put it down’ Alexandra Walsh, The Music Makers ‘A riveting saga about love, courage and, above all, female friendship’ Best ‘A lovely read’ Bella ‘Hardship, courage and hope on the Home Front’ Kate Thompson, bestselling author of Secrets of the Lavender Girls ‘A heart-warming story perfect for saga lovers’ Nancy Revell, bestselling author of The Shipyard Girls on the Home Front ‘A great read’ Yorkshire Post ’A heart-warming tale of the brave women who stepped up to become the backbone of Sheffield’s steel industry during the Second World War’ Yours The most heartwarming WW2 saga about love, friendship and courage on the Home Front to curl up with this winter Michelle Rawlins is an award-winning freelance journalist with over 20 years’ experience working in print and digital media. After learning her trade, Michelle began her freelance career writing for national newspapers and women’s magazines, concentrating on real-life stories – living by the mantra: ‘it’s always the most ordinary people who have the most extraordinary stories’. The most heartwarming WW2 saga about love, friendship and courage on the Home Front to curl up with this winter • A wartime saga for fans of Nancy Revell’s THE SHIPYARD GIRLS and Daisy Styles’s THE BOMB GIRLS • Based on the true story and experiences of the forgotten heroines who became the backbone of Sheffield’s steel industry during WW2 • Saga continues to be a buoyant area of the market and we know that themes of women doing men’s jobs during wartime and female friendships are perennially popular • Strong regional angle and local interest – the author lives in Sheffield and the city recently campaigned to raise money for a statue commemorating the real life women of steel • Michelle Rawlins is a freelance journalist and also the author of non-fiction work THE WOMEN OF STEEL – she’s the only person to have interviewed the surviving women who actually worked in the steelworks in wartime Competition: girls;Shipyard;homefront;woolworths;teashop;munitions;bomb;bobby;spitfire;op room;poppy;sisters;wartime;midwives;nightingales;Christmas;libertys;winter hope. Nancy revell;kate Thompson;daisy styles;Margaret Dickinson;ellie dean;elaine Everest;dilly court;jenny holmes;vicki beeby;rosie clarke
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