{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-lavender-girls-9781473698147","title":"Secrets of the Lavender Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch1\u003e''A\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e twisty plot, warm-hearted characters, laughter, secrets and heartbreak - and bursting with fascinating detail'' - Annie Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStratford, 1943. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld War Two is still raging across Europe. But for the Lavender Girls, the workers at the Yardley cosmetics factory in East London, there are even more challenges on the home front.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsther, newly married, is learning to juggle life as a working woman with her duties as a wife and homemaker. And she must find a way to help her adopted family on the Shoot, who are battling their own hidden demons . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeadstrong Patsy, a new recruit at the Yardley factory, has a double life that takes her from the East End lipstick belt by day to the stage in the West End at night. But will she be able to keep her secrets hidden from her controlling mother, Queenie?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor bubbly Lou, a forbidden love forces her to choose between family loyalty and a chance at true happiness. Can she \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Lavender Girls\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs warm, welcome and inviting as a cuppa on a cold day\u003c\/b\u003e * Melanie McGrath *\u003cbr\u003eAnother of Kate's wonderful stories with \u003cb\u003ea twisty plot, warm-hearted characters, with laughter, secrets and heartbreak - and bursting with fascinating detail\u003c\/b\u003e. A really great read * Annie Murray *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Thompson has brought to life a remarkable story and in loving detail too . . . an absolute joy!\u003c\/b\u003e * Glenda Young *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fabulous read that both entertains and educates! A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e wonderfully written, heart-felt novel\u003c\/b\u003e . . . The historical research which has gone into this novel jumps off the pages. \u003cb\u003ePerfect for lovers of saga\u003c\/b\u003e or those wanting to step through a door to the past and become enmeshed in a fascinating part of our social history * Nancy Revell *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewelcome return\u003c\/b\u003e to the Yardley Factory . . .  \u003cb\u003eA strong \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estory of friendship, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elove and family \u003c\/b\u003eset amid WWII * My Weekly *\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Kate Thompson:\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e riveting and wonderful \u003c\/b\u003eread\u003cbr\u003eThe way Kate Thompson writes . . . made me feel that I was reading about old friends.\u003cb\u003e I just \u003ci\u003ehad\u003c\/i\u003e to keep the pages turning. \u003c\/b\u003eI am sure that before long her readers will be clamouring for more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarvellous\u003c\/b\u003e, full of gutsy characters I immediately empathized with\u003cbr\u003eThe remarkable story of the women who ruled the East End through the Blitz. \u003cb\u003eA lively authentic social history\u003c\/b\u003e, the book centres around five formidable working-class women . . . \u003cb\u003ea hair-raising, but always warmhearted tale \u003c\/b\u003e * My Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Thompson writes books that make you laugh and make you cry\u003c\/b\u003e, sometimes at the same time. You cannot put them down. \u003cb\u003eI advise you to read them all!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiring tales \u003c\/b\u003eof courage in the face of hardship * Mail on Sunday *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739556950359,"sku":"9781473698147","price":9.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473698147.jpg?v=1720052581","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/secrets-of-the-lavender-girls-9781473698147","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}