A brand-new novel from the RNA award-winning author of Bobby's War
It's 1942 and the Second World War is raging on. Maggie Carpenter led a seemingly quiet life as a teacher in Manchester, but as the fighting intensified, she made the decision to abandon everything she knows to do her bit for the war effort. As part of an army of girls working on the canals to deliver essential supplies around the country, Maggie's world is far from comfortable. She has to share a tiny cabin with two strangers, where there's no running water and a questionable lavatory set-up, and carry out back-breaking work from dawn until dusk.
As Maggie and her colleagues get used to their new existence, they grow gradually closer, but they soon realise that everyone has secrets. Maggie had reasons other than the war for fleeing Manchester while well-to-do Elizabeth is on the run from her own woes. And when the girls find themselves in a bit of bother, a young Army padre comes to their rescue. Against her better judgement Maggie finds herself drawn to this mysterious man, but as a woman scarred by her past, can she really let him in and learn to trust again? Shirley Mann (Author)
Shirley Mann is a Derbyshire-based journalist who spent most of her career at the BBC. She went on to make films for organisations such as the Heritage Lottery Fund. Her first novel, Lily's War, was inspired by Shirley's mother, who was a WAAF and her father who was in the Eighth Army. She has now written five books in the collection about inspirational women during World War II.
Can she step outside her traditional role and find love at a time of war? The fifth book from Shirley Mann in our WWII saga collection about inspirational women stepping outside their traditional roles to help the war effort. Shirley is much-loved within the highly engaged Memory Lane saga community, which now has over 3,000 members. The inspiration for Shirley's first book came from the war stories told to her by her mother and father. She then went on to interview several wonderful women who carried out vital war work - from WAAFS to ATA pilots to land girls. Shirley's second book in the collection, Bobby's War, won an RNA award and her 4th, Bridget's War, was shortlisted.
