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The Shop Girls

A Store at War

'Cheerful and uplifting…I enjoyed it immensely' bestseller Katie FfordeSunday Times

It’s 1941 and as the air raid sirens blare, Lily Collins is starting work in Midlands department store Marlow’s. She learns the ropes from her sophisticated boss Miss Frobisher alongside shy fellow junior Gladys. But her friendship with young salesman Jim draws her into a swirl of secrets. And with the war progressing to crisis point, Cedric Marlow and his staff must battle nightly bombings and the absence of loved ones to keep going.

weaves together a strong sense of community with a vivid evocation of a time when every man, woman and child was doing their bit.A Store at War

‘Cheerful and uplifting… I enjoyed it immensely’ Katie Fforde

‘Highly recommended’ Anna Jacobs

'A real page-turner with a spirited heroine…A sparkling new voice in fiction' bestseller Veronica HenrySunday Times

‘Such a good read!’ 5* Goodreads reviewer


Author:

  • Joanna Toye

Narrator:

  • Olivia Dowd

Series:

  • Volume 1 in The Shop Girls

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 7 h 48 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Fiction
  • Contemporary fiction
  • Historic and folklore novels
  • Historic novels

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    Joanna Toye

    Joanna Toye joined the production team of The Archers after reading English at university, and became a scriptwriter for the programme for over twenty years. She has also written a number of spin-off books about the long-running radio drama. On television she has written for Crossroads, Family Affairs, Doctors and EastEnders.

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