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After the loss of war, can there be hope for the future?

Manchester, 1922.


Belinda Layton is a surplus girl. One of the many women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, with the death of her beloved fiancé, Ben. After four years of mourning, she's ready to face the future, even though Ben's family is not happy to see her move on, and her own only cares about getting hold of her meagre factory wages.

Then, Belinda joins a secretarial class and a whole new world opens up to her as she quickly finds herself drawn to beguiling bookshop owner Richard Carson. But after all the loss and devastation she has experienced, can she really trust him with her heart?

The first in a quartet of sagas set during the early 1920s, following three Surplus Girls - those women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, after the deaths of millions of young men, and the new lives they forged for themselves.



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A promising start to a new saga set in the years between the wars... An enjoyable read full of good friends and bad characters. * People's Friend *
A real page-turner that will tug on your heart strings * Anna Jacobs *
Pleasant and engaging * NB Magazine *

The Surplus Girls

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    A Paperback / softback by Polly Heron

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      Publisher: Atlantic Books
      Publication Date: 02/01/2020
      ISBN13: 9781786499677, 978-1786499677
      ISBN10: 1786499673

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      After the loss of war, can there be hope for the future?

      Manchester, 1922.


      Belinda Layton is a surplus girl. One of the many women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, with the death of her beloved fiancé, Ben. After four years of mourning, she's ready to face the future, even though Ben's family is not happy to see her move on, and her own only cares about getting hold of her meagre factory wages.

      Then, Belinda joins a secretarial class and a whole new world opens up to her as she quickly finds herself drawn to beguiling bookshop owner Richard Carson. But after all the loss and devastation she has experienced, can she really trust him with her heart?

      The first in a quartet of sagas set during the early 1920s, following three Surplus Girls - those women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, after the deaths of millions of young men, and the new lives they forged for themselves.



      Trade Review
      A promising start to a new saga set in the years between the wars... An enjoyable read full of good friends and bad characters. * People's Friend *
      A real page-turner that will tug on your heart strings * Anna Jacobs *
      Pleasant and engaging * NB Magazine *

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