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From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes a remarkable story of three young women who defy the bombs to do their bit for Britain. Will they survive the dark streets of London to see the Allies win the war?

London, 1941. The Blitz. When a Royal Navy memo arrives at head office, requesting female recruits to sign up as motorcycle dispatch riders, delivering highly classified orders across the country, three women jump at the chance to sign up for the most dangerous jobs in London.

Olivia grew up riding motorcycles with her brothers, and with them fighting abroad she feels it is her duty to join up. The thrill of adventure draws Ava, but with more enthusiasm than skill, will she learn to navigate the treacherous London streets safely? Having lost her family during one of the first air attacks, Florence knows how important it is to have help arrive on the scene—fast—and so she steps up, outmanoeuvring the men behind the wheel of an ambulance. When Olivia, Ava and Florence meet for the first time they know they have found something all of them need—family.

As bombs fall, decimating the city they love, these three brave women build a sisterhood amid the rubble, facing down anyone—even their own families—who objects to their service. And while romances bloom and fade, their connection grows ever stronger. But none of them dare consider the terrifying reality that one night Florence’s ambulance may be rescuing someone she loves…

©2022 Soraya M. Lane (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Jewish World Literature England Inspiring World War Ii Romance

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“Olivia, Ava, and Florence will steal your heart in this story about friendship, courage, and love. With stunning imagery, historical detail, and a clever plot, The London Girls is a book not to be missed. I couldn’t put it down!”—Andie Newton, USA Today bestselling author of The Girls from the Beach

The London Girls is one of those stories that grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go until long after you’ve turned the last page. On the surface, it’s a story about friendship, but as the pages turn, it becomes so much more. It’s a story about doing things no one believed you were capable of, about finding the courage to ignore the naysayers and make sacrifices for causes bigger than yourself. I promise, you’ll love Ava, Olivia, and Florence, three women who, under the most trying circumstance, find out what they’re made of.”—Barbara Davis, bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings

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I usually enjoy books by Soraya Lane (loved The Last Correspondent) and I liked this one, but the narration wasn't great this time. I found that the narrator used a strange inflection on the end of each sentence - almost, but not quite, the inflection one would use when asking a question - it was very annoying and somewhat spoiled my enjoyment of the book.

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I enjoyed learning about the role of motor cycle despatch riders and volunteer ambulance drivers in WWII through the stories of three female friends. The story was spoilt, however, by the inconsistency of the narrator’s forced British accent with strange pronunciation and intonation.

Interesting story, awkward narration

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I enjoyed this book about flying wrens. Love, loss, life, and death during the Blitz. The girls friendship was wonderful.

flying wrens

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A good tale spoiled by the rather weird pronunciation by the narrator which became more irritating as the book progressed.

Quite a good story

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a great story, I was always eager to get back to the book to hear what was going to happen next.

easy listening

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