The Shipyard Girls
- Author Nancy Revell
- Narrator Janine Birkett
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 13 April 2017
- Run Time 11 hours and 21 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Generational sagas, Historical fiction.
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What to expect
Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell, read by Janine Birkett.
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 cannot 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.
Critics Review
THE FIRST SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL. Sunderland, 1940, and the women go to the shipyards to do their bit for the war effort. The Shipyard Girls start off as strangers – but end up forging an unbreakable bond of friendship in the most difficult times.
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