A Wartime Welcome from the Foyles Bookshop Girls
β Scribed by Elaine Roberts
- Book ID
- 112340320
- Year
- 2024
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 675 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781805497035
- ASIN
- B0CMP2HS69
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
London, 1918: the world is being torn apart by war, but for the girls of Londonβs Foyles bookshop, where there is friendship, there is hopeβ¦ Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Elaine Everest.
Ellen Beckford and her sister Mary are living under their fatherβs shadow. Before their beloved mother died, they had dreamed of bright futures, but torn apart by grief, Harold Beckford barely lets his daughters out of his sight. Then Harold is injured during a break-in at his office at Londonβs docklands, and can no longer work. And with prices rising and food scarce, Ellen has no choice but to defy her fatherβs rules and seek employment. She finds a position at Londonβs renowned Foyles bookshop, and the other shop girls quickly take her under their wing.
But there are dark times ahead. Ellenβs father is accused of gathering intelligence from the docklands for the enemy, and the police seem determined to see him shot for spying. With the help of her new friends, can Ellen clear her fatherβs name and save her family from destitution?..M.F
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