The air raid girls at Christmas / Jenny Holmes; read by Colleen Prendergast.
By: Holmes, Jenny.
Contributor(s): Prendergast, Colleen [Reader].
Publisher: Long Preston : Magna, 2021Description: 10 sound discs (CD) (approximately 10 hr. 40 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.Content type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781788898621.Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | Christmas stories | Yorkshire (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Audiobooks.Online resources: Click here to access online Cast: Prendergast, Colleen.Summary: November, 1941. Christmas is coming and despite the blackout, shortages and a constant threat of air raids, the inhabitants of Kelthorpe on the Yorkshire coast are determined that war won't stop them celebrating. The run-up to Christmas sees sisters Connie and Lizzie, and their good friend Pamela, busier than ever. Between their jobs, carol-singing rehearsals with the church choir and night shifts doing their bit as Air Raid Wardens and ambulance drivers, it's all go. But when Connie and Lizzie's dear dad falls ill, their sweethearts Tom and Bill are called up by the Royal Navy for dangerous mine-sweeping duties, and Pamela's sweetheart Fred is targeted by vicious locals, the girls have to believe in miracles to keep soldiering on.Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Audiobooks | Chester Lane Library Talking Book | Available | 38055013152517 |
Story Sound CD
Prendergast, Colleen.
November, 1941. Christmas is coming and despite the blackout, shortages and a constant threat of air raids, the inhabitants of Kelthorpe on the Yorkshire coast are determined that war won't stop them celebrating. The run-up to Christmas sees sisters Connie and Lizzie, and their good friend Pamela, busier than ever. Between their jobs, carol-singing rehearsals with the church choir and night shifts doing their bit as Air Raid Wardens and ambulance drivers, it's all go. But when Connie and Lizzie's dear dad falls ill, their sweethearts Tom and Bill are called up by the Royal Navy for dangerous mine-sweeping duties, and Pamela's sweetheart Fred is targeted by vicious locals, the girls have to believe in miracles to keep soldiering on.
Adult.