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The Tilbury Poppies - Can the factory girls work together for a better future? A heartwarming WWI family saga (Paperback)
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The Tilbury Poppies - Can the factory girls work together for a better future? A heartwarming WWI family saga (Paperback)
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The bestselling wartime saga adored by readers everywhere. Perfect
for fans of Annie Murray and Donna Douglas Can the factory girls
work together for a better future? Essex, 1916 Lily is a housemaid
up at St Clere's Hall. But times are changing with the outbreak of
war. With a husband bent on signing up for the trenches and a
lecherous master of the house, Lily is forced to leave. Doing her
bit for the war effort - and bringing in more money for the family
- Lily goes to work in a factory making explosives to send to the
trenches. It's a hard job. The munitionettes must face terrible
working conditions, the constant danger of accidents and air
strikes and a patronising, self-serving boss. And then someone she
never wanted to see there arrives. Lady Charlotte, the pampered
daughter of the Hall, joins the factory as a supervisor... Lily and
Charlotte have choices they never had before - but in the shadow of
the Great War, can the factory girls work together for a better
future? A heart-warming story of love, loss and friendship, set
against the backdrop of wartime England REAL READERS love Sue
Wilsher's novels: 'An outstanding read' 'A very well written story,
set in WW1 around munition industries and women's part in the war
effort' 'Excellent read, absorbing from page to page' 'Brilliant
book. This was the third one I've read from this author and can't
fault it at all - would highly recommend'
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