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The Dover Café at War
- The Dover Café, Book 1
- By: Ginny Bell
- Narrated by: Bea Holland
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance817
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At the heart of Dover's Market Square lies the Castle's Café. A bustling, homely place run by the formidable Nellie Castle and her six children. Since the scandalous birth of her beloved son 10 years before, Marianne, Nellie's eldest daughter, has preferred to stay in the kitchen, hidden away from the town gossips. Overcome with shame, Marianne has never revealed the name of Donny's father - not even to her own mother. But with World War II just around the corner, Marianne's past catches up with her. And suddenly the lives of the Castle family become a lot more complicated.
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Perfect
- By Lou on 24-08-20
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The Dover Café at War
- The Dover Café, Book 1
- Narrated by: Bea Holland
- Series: The Dover Café, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-07-20
- Language: English
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18,643
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Performance16,778
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Story16,741
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz. When Lale, given the job of tattooing the prisoners, saw Gita waiting in line, it was love at first sight. In that moment he determined to keep them both alive.
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Heart-rending story, sensitively narrated.
- By bookylady on 01-03-18
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Series: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 16-03-26
- Language: English
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The Girl on the 88 Bus
- By: Freya Sampson
- Narrated by: Annette Holland, Georgia Maguire
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance66
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Story66
When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, broken-hearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly pensioner Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like her own. They made plans for a date, but Frank lost the ticket with her number written on it. For the past sixty years, he's ridden the same bus trying to find her. Libby is inspired by the story and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she makes it her mission to continue Frank's search.
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A great start to 2023
- By Mary Catherine on 14-01-23
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The Girl on the 88 Bus
- Narrated by: Annette Holland, Georgia Maguire
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-06-22
- Language: English
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A Backstage Betrayal
- The Empire, Book 2
- By: Michael Ball
- Narrated by: Michael Ball
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall75
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Performance72
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Story72
1926. Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hard at The Empire. Following a turbulent period Jack Treadwell, erstwhile proprietor, his mother Lillian, and his playwright wife Grace, know they need to get things back on track - and how better than with the annual pantomime, a new venture, and an all-singing all-dancing talent contest, showcasing the best performers around.
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Brilliant!!
- By Maggie on 09-12-24
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A Backstage Betrayal
- The Empire, Book 2
- Narrated by: Michael Ball
- Series: The Empire, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-11-24
- Language: English
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Secrets of Malta
- By: Cecily Blench
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Malta, 1943. The war in the air above Malta is over, but the battle for Europe is about to begin. Margarita, a young singer in a Valletta nightclub, has not seen her former lover Henry Dunn since breaking off their affair. His wife Vera, an enigmatic archaeologist, arrives at the club to tell her that Henry has disappeared, presumed dead. While investigating, Margarita stumbles upon the hunt for a notorious and dangerous spy: Nero. As an unlikely bond develops between the two women, and strange secrets emerge, an urgent quest to unmask Nero starts.
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Gripping tale
- By Anonymous on 21-03-25
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Secrets of Malta
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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Sweet Charity
- By: Rosie Goodwin
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Charity has always lived a charmed life beneath the open skies. Growing up as part of the gypsy community, she has reveled in the freedom of swimming in the rivers, caring for the horses and embracing the ever-changing road. But on the cusp of her sixteenth birthday, that freedom begins to slip away. Her parents expect her to marry, and not for love, but for duty. Then fate brings Luca back into her life - a boy from the travelling circus she has known since childhood.
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Sweet Charity
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 09-04-26
- Language: English
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The Empire
- The Empire, Book 1
- By: Michael Ball
- Narrated by: Michael Ball
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall233
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Performance213
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Story213
The Empire is not just a theatre. From music hall to vaudeville, from revue to grand musical spectacular, it holds a special place in the nation's heart. For its audience, for its actors and singers, for the stagehands, the front-of-house staff, for its backers and its debtors—and above all for its owners—it truly is a palace of dreams. And for young Jack Treadwell, struggling to adapt to civilian life after the horrors of the trenches, it's a lifeline. When he receives a letter out of the blue inviting him to work at The Empire, he leaps at the chance.
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Loved this book
- By mrs on 16-07-23
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The Empire
- The Empire, Book 1
- Narrated by: Michael Ball
- Series: The Empire, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 13-10-22
- Language: English
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Return to the Dover Café
- The Dover Café, Book 4
- By: Ginny Bell
- Narrated by: Bea Holland
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall87
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Performance85
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Story85
All is not well at Castle's Café. Since the fatal shooting, customers have been staying away, and now Nellie finds herself in debt to the sinister Terence Carter. But when a deadly attack strikes close to home, these troubles pale into insignificance. Meanwhile, Jimmy Castle's relationship with family friend Reenie Turner has deepened, and in the aftermath of the attack that could so easily have killed them, they decide to get married. But the return of an old friend threatens to expose a long-held secret, leaving the wedding teetering on the brink of disaster.
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I've been listening to all of these books and I've had to write all the characters down so I could remember who's who.
- By Anne Dudley on 23-03-26
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Return to the Dover Café
- The Dover Café, Book 4
- Narrated by: Bea Holland
- Series: The Dover Café, Book 4
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 23-07-24
- Language: English
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Moonlight Over Mayfair
- By: Anton Du Beke
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd, Anton Du Beke - introduction
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall275
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Performance242
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Story242
With a new King in place, tensions are rising in London and across Europe. Shaken by the Great Depression and with talk of another war coming, the Buckingham hotel is trying to regain some stability. But demonstration dancer Raymond de Guise is noticeably absent from the Grand Ballroom dancefloor. Downstairs, chambermaid Nancy Nettleton misses him, but is finally starting to feel more settled at the Buckingham, and hopes her brother Frank will soon call London home, too. But how will timid Frank handle the big city?
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Simple but oh so charming!
- By Richard Borgonon on 31-10-19
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Moonlight Over Mayfair
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd, Anton Du Beke - introduction
- Series: The Buckingham Hotel, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 17-10-19
- Language: English
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An Island Promise
- By: Patricia Wilson
- Narrated by: Mira Dovreni
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Story8
Daphne, a young Jewish Greek artist, finds her life under threat during the Nazi occupation of Athens. In love with her Austrian art teacher, together they must risk it all to escape his dangerous brother, an SS officer. Pursued across Greece, their journey ends on the island of Corfu. In 2023 Liverpool, fine art restorer Flora is planning her Granny Daphne's 100th birthday. Nearing the end of her life, Daphne tells Flora of a valuable piece of art from her youth. A masterpiece which bought her freedom but cost her everything she held dear.
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Just amazing.
- By michelle m on 23-05-23
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An Island Promise
- Narrated by: Mira Dovreni
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 13-04-23
- Language: English
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Cilka's Journey
- The Sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,966
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Performance2,610
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Story2,601
Cilka was only 16 years old when she was taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, in 1942. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, noticed her long beautiful hair, and forced her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka did what she had to in order to survive Auschwitz. And yet after Russian soldiers liberated Auschwitz in 1945, Cilka was charged as a collaborator and sentenced to serve a 15-year sentence for 'sleeping with the enemy'. Once again, she found herself on a brutal train journey, crammed into a carriage with many desperate women and children.
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The Incredible Cruelty of Being
- By Simon on 02-10-19
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Cilka's Journey
- The Sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Series: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-10-19
- Language: English
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Lily's War
- By: Shirley Mann
- Narrated by: Lucy Dixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall611
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Performance567
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Story566
1942, Manchester. World War II is in full swing, and Lily Mullins is determined to do her bit for the war effort. Her friends and sweetheart have all joined up, and Lily's sure there must be a role for her that goes further than knitting socks for the troops! When she decides to volunteer for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, Lily soon discovers that she has a talent as a wireless operator. Helped along the way by a special gang of girls, she finds strengths she didn't know she had and realises that the safety of the country might just be in her hands....
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Lovely …. Just lovely!
- By Amazon Customer on 23-09-21
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Lily's War
- Narrated by: Lucy Dixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 23-01-20
- Language: English
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The Physician's Daughter
- By: Martha Conway
- Narrated by: Norma Butikofer
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance3
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It is 1865, the American Civil War has just ended and 18-year old Vita Tenney is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a country doctor like her father. But when her father tells her she must get married instead, Vita explores every means of escape - and finds one in the person of war veteran Jacob Culhane. Damaged by what he's seen in battle and with all his family gone, Jacob is seeking investors for a fledgling business. Then he meets Vita - and together they hatch a plan that should satisfy both their desires.
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A great story, giving a good insight into the professional struggles of women in the past
- By Andrew on 30-06-25
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The Physician's Daughter
- Narrated by: Norma Butikofer
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 03-03-22
- Language: English
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The Gypsy Bride
- By: Katie Hutton
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Ellen is growing up in the Oxfordshire countryside. The granddaughter of a Methodist Preacher and intending to marry Charlie, a boy from the local village, Ellen's life is mapped out for her. When Charlie is killed on the battlefields of the First World War, Ellen is left heartbroken and lost. But then she meets Sam Loveridge. Mysterious and unruly, Sam, is from a local Gypsy community. Before she knows what's hit her, Ellen is swept off her feet and shown a world of passion, excitement and love. Is their love strong enough to overcome their cultural distances?
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I very much liked this book
- By Anonymous on 02-02-26
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The Gypsy Bride
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 14-05-20
- Language: English
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Summer Fridays
- By: Suzanne Rindell
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Romanski
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Summer 1999: Twentysomething Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing, her secret dreams of becoming a writer, and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend, her is plate full. Only one problem: She is facing an incredibly lonely summer as her fiancé has been spending longer and longer hours at work...with an all-too-close female colleague, Kendra. When Kendra's boyfriend, Nick, invites Sawyer to meet up and compare notes about their suspicions, the meeting goes awry.
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Summer Fridays
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Romanski
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 30-05-24
- Language: English
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A Winter Hope
- By: Sheila Newberry
- Narrated by: Rosie Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance6
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Number five Kitchener Avenue heralds the start of a new life for the Hope family. For pregnant Miriam, it is a warm, safe environment to bring up her child. For her sister, 14-year-old Barbara, it means independence...and boys. And for Fred, it means the security he craves for his young family. In the lead up to Christmas, the Hopes settle in, and start to make happy memories in their new home. But World War II is round the corner, and this carefree life can't last.
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A very family view of the war and their lives.
- By Idadown on 01-10-20
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A Winter Hope
- Narrated by: Rosie Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 14-11-19
- Language: English
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The Gypsy's Daughter
- By: Katie Hutton
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Harmony 'Harry' Loveridge is growing up on a farm in post-war Kent. With a Gypsy for a father, she has had a somewhat unconventional, yet happy life. But Harry has always hoped for more. And with ambitions to go to university, and a scholarship in sight, it looks as though she is about to get what she wants. That is until one fateful night, during the yearly hopping, when something happens to Harry. Something that could take everything away from her.
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- By Anonymous on 25-02-26
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The Gypsy's Daughter
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 24-06-21
- Language: English
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The Long Journey Home
- By: Cecily Blench
- Narrated by: Natalie Dew
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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It's 1941, and Kate is living in Rangoon, Burma. A world away from her traditional English upbringing, she is bewitched by the country and the kindness of the Burmese people. When Edwin, a young teacher from London, starts working in the government office with her, a friendship develops between them. But Kate can sense that Edwin has secrets and is looking for a place to call home - something she shares. As their bond grows, Kate begins to understand Edwin's past and the tragic events that brought them both to Burma.
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Lovely story but sad
- By TJ on 24-03-26
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The Long Journey Home
- Narrated by: Natalie Dew
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 18-06-21
- Language: English
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Wartime for the Flour Mill Girls
- The Flour Mill Girls, Book 2
- By: Anna Cliffe
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
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WWI is now in full swing and with their brothers away fighting the Graham sisters have an increasingly important role to play at the family smock mill. But while Daisy and her cousin Olive are both nursing and Holly has taken on the role of a busy mother and wife, Cynthia is stretched to her ends trying to help her husband keep the business afloat. Violet, meanwhile, having lost interest in the bakery, is heavily involved in the suffragette movement, causing rifts among the family. But through the ups and downs of war, love could be blossoming.
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Wartime for the Flour Mill Girls
- The Flour Mill Girls, Book 2
- Series: Flour Mill Girls, Book 2
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 04-03-27
- Language: English
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