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The Girl from the Corner Shop

By: Alrene Hughes
Narrated by: Laura Brydon
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About this listen

The Girl from the Corner Shop is a love story set in Manchester which will appeal to the fans of Diney Costeloe and Dilly Court.

Widowed early in World War Two, heartbroken Helen Harrison decides to leave her domineering mother determined to rebuild her shattered life. Her godmother, Pearl, offers her work in a fashion wholesaler. When the showroom is robbed, she meets DC Kershaw, and he inspires her to join the Women's Auxiliary Police Corps. Helen throws herself into the work, dealing with evacuees, the destitute and vulnerable. A series of tragic events makes Helen realise there's still something missing in her life, and soon she will have to choose between two very different men vying for her heart.

©2019 Alrene Hughes (P)2019 Head of Zeus 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Heartfelt

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I found this lovely story full of happy and sad and so Heartwarming what a journey Helen had been on lovely ending for her.Very good Narator 👍

Brilliant And Heartwarming.

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This was an enjoyable read. A wife loses her husband during the war but rather than a soldier or bombing it was a fire fighter which made it a read from a different perspective. It was enjoyable.

worth a listen

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I really enjoyed listening to this book although I had to listen to the beginning a couple of times (my brain wasn't getting it), a lot a twists & turns I highly recommend this book

The girl from the corner shop

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really enjoyed listening to this book, it was well written sad in some places, but the courage and determination and pride came through, the oratory was very good as well.

lovely story

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Really enjoyed this book. The storyline kept me interested, with a couple of unexpected twists in there. Narration was really easy to listen to. Overall a good listen

Kept me listening..

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