The Victory Girls: The new uplifting historical fiction saga in the WW2 Shop Girls series (The Shop Girls, Book 5)
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The Victory Girls: The new uplifting historical fiction saga in the WW2 Shop Girls series (The Shop Girls, Book 5)

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'Jo writes with a sure hand and a light touch…a real page-turner with a spirited heroine who will worm her way into readers' hearts. A sparkling new voice in fiction.' Veronica Henry ‘ Cheerful and uplifting …I thoroughly enjoyed it’ Katie Fforde ‘ Highly recommended – an engrossing story with a charmingly forthright heroine’ Anna Jacobs ‘Captivating…a triumphant debut novel’ Women’s Weekly --This text refers to the paperback edition. Joanna Toye joined the production team of The Archers after reading English at university, and became a scriptwriter for the programme for over twenty years. She has also written a number of spin-off books about the long-running radio drama. On television she has written for Crossroads, Family Affairs, Doctors and EastEnders. --This text refers to the paperback edition. Book Description The new uplifting historical fiction saga in the WW2 Shop Girls series --This text refers to the paperback edition. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series!
  • As the tides of war turn, friendship has never been more important…
  • Spring 1944.
  • As the Allied forces push on towards longed-for victory, Lily Collins yearns to join up and do her bit. But where does her duty lie?
  • Her best friend Gladys faces having her first baby alone, with her new husband back with the Navy.
  • And their friend Beryl is run off her feet building her bridal-hire business amid the bomb damage.
  • So while wedding bells are ringing for others at Marlows Department Store, where Lily works, will they be heard for Lily herself – or does fate have another twist in store?
  • Acclaim for Joanna Toye
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  • Warm and wonderfully page-turning
  • ’ Annie Groves
  • ‘A wonderful
  • testament to friendship
  • as the Allied Forces push on towards victory’
  • Women’s Weekly
  • ‘Family drama, community spirit and love…[a]
  • warm, compassionate read
  • ’
  • People’s Friend

Customer Reviews

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Victory Girls?

I find it odd she would call the women in her wartime story "victory girls" as they were young women who offered sex to the men in uniform. also known as khaki-wacky, they weren't someone a family member would be proud or boast about. as they were considered unpaid prostitutes. at least in the states. but from what my uncle told me about victory girls in England it was about the same. other than that, I thought the book was fun to read and I enjoyed the characters quite a bit.
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The fifth book is awesome

I’m trying to slow down with only 2 more books to go…I didn’t. I binge read this and the last book.
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I enjoyed the continuing story

This book has the same characters as the first book in the series but but it finishes all the stories to a satisfactory concert. Read this first book before this one.
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Like living WW II with real family.

These characters are so real I feel I know them. I've lived their ups and downs in wartime. I even went on YouTube to see the royals on the balcony on the VE Day celebration so I could put myself in Lily's shoes. These marvelous books have been like a multi-season drama on Masterpiece, but better.

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