The Shipyard Girls

The Shipyard Girls

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Summary

THE FIRST SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NANCY REVELL.

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Sunderland, 1940, and the women go to the shipyards to do their bit for the war effort.


Polly never dreamed she would be able to work in the shipyards like the men in her family but times are tough and her new job ends up giving her more than she ever expected when she meets enigmatic dock diver Tommy Watts.

During the day, head welder Rosie teaches her fledgling flock of trainees their new trade, but at night she hides a secret life.

And mother hen Gloria signs up to escape her brutal husband, but finds she can't run from her problems.

The Shipyard Girls start off as strangers - but end up forging an unbreakable bond of friendship in the most difficult times.

Praise for The Shipyard Girls series:

'Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!' The Northern Echo

'The author is one to watch' Sun

'A brilliant read' Take a Break

'Well-drawn, believable characters combined with a storyline to keep you turning the pages' Woman

About the author

Nancy Revell

Nancy Revell is the author of twelve titles in the bestselling Shipyard Girls series - which tells the story of a group of women who work together in a Sunderland ship yard during the Second World War. This new novel features some of the characters from the world of the Shipyard Girls series in a new County Durham setting. Her books have sold more than half a million copies across all editions.

Before that she was a journalist who worked for all the national newspapers, providing them with hard-hitting news stories and in-depth features. She also wrote amazing and inspirational true life stories for just about every woman's magazine in the country.


Nancy was born and brought up in the North East of England and she now lives in Oxfordshire with her husband, Paul.
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