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Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages. Southampton is home to Britain's only hope of victory: the Spitfire. But when the Luftwaffe drops 2,300 bombs in three devastating raids, the city goes up in flames and the Woolston Supermarine Spitfire factory is destroyed. From the ashes, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges. Jackie is the third generation of Dimmock at her family-run laundry. Polly is the first and only draughtswoman in the Spitfire design office. How will each woman forge her own path in this evolving landscape?

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The Shadow Factory

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      Publisher Nick Hern Books
      Published 8 February 2018
      ISBN-13 9781848427396
      978-1848427396
      ISBN-10 1848427395

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages. Southampton is home to Britain's only hope of victory: the Spitfire. But when the Luftwaffe drops 2,300 bombs in three devastating raids, the city goes up in flames and the Woolston Supermarine Spitfire factory is destroyed. From the ashes, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges. Jackie is the third generation of Dimmock at her family-run laundry. Polly is the first and only draughtswoman in the Spitfire design office. How will each woman forge her own path in this evolving landscape?

      Trade Review

      'A bolshy drama… unearths a fascinating piece of local history'

      * Guardian *

      'Ambitious and absorbing... mixes the intimate with the panoramic'

      * The Times *

      'Brenton is a master of portraying major historical episodes on an individual human scale... it’s valuable that a play like this exists'

      * Financial Times *

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