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    The Allotment Girls
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Allotment Girls

    Written by Kate Thompson

    Narrated by Helen Lloyd

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    About this audiobook

    During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant amp; May match factory is grimy and tough. Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them. Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to start Bryant amp; May allotment in the factory grounds. With plenty of sweat and toil, the girls eventually carve out a corner of the yard into a green plot full of life and colour. In the darkest of times, the girls find their allotment a tranquil, happy escape. Using pierced dustbin lids to sieve through the shrapnel and debris, they bring about a powerful change, not just in the factory, but their own lives. As the war rages on, the garden becomes a place of community, friendship – and deceit. As the garden thrives and grows, so do the girls' secrets . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateAug 23, 2018
    ISBN9781528820257
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    The Allotment Girls
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    Kate Thompson

    Kate Thompson lives on the west coast of Ireland, which provides inspiration for the Irish magic, music, and landscape in the award-winning The New Policeman and The Last of the High Kings.

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    • 5/5
      An amazing book giving a wonderful insight into the strength of women during WWII
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      Lovely story written so well and the narrator was so good