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The Foyles Bookshop Girls

The Foyles Girls, Book 1

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The Foyles Bookshop Girls

By: Elaine Roberts
Narrated by: Louise Amos
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About this listen

London, 1914: one ordinary day, three girls arrive for work at London's renowned Foyles bookshop. But when war with Germany is declared, their lives will never be the same again....

Alice has always been the 'sensible' one in her family - especially in comparison with her suffrage-supporting sister! But decidedly against her father's wishes, she accepts a job at Foyles Bookshop; and for bookworm Alice it's a dream come true. But with the country at war, Alice's happy world is shattered in an instant. Determined to do what she can, Alice works in the bookshop by day and risks her own life driving an ambulance around bomb-ravaged London by night. But however busy she keeps herself, she can't help but think of the constant danger those she loves are facing on the front line....

Alice, Victoria and Molly couldn't be more different, and yet they share a friendship that stems back to their childhood - a friendship that provides everyday solace from the tribulations and heartbreak of war.

©2018 Elaine Roberts (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance England War Friendship Heartfelt

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Was a bit of a slow start but enjoyed it once it got going. Would have like a pause when the science changed to a different character, caught me out a couple of times and I had to back track.

Good once I got into it.

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A gripping story, needing to know what's next, not the ending I expected thoroughly enjoyable read.

fantastic read

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this book is so good. really couldn't stop listening to it. really good story.
if you like Rosie Clarke you like this too

so good. well worth listening

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it was a good emotional story that had a thread of truth weaving it's way through it with a ending leaving space for book 2.

Family at war

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have just bought the second book. I loved the girls in it, and their friendship.

Great story and narrator

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