Homecoming for the chocolate girls / Annie Murray.
By: Murray, Annie.
Publisher: London : Pan Books, 2024Description: 400 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781035019946 (pbk.) :; 1035019949 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Saga | Saga | Generational sagas | Birmingham (England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction | Bournville (Birmingham, England) -- FictionSummary: 1946: The war might be over but for the Gilby family there are still battles to be fought at home. For Birmingham and the Gilby family the war years have been a time of great change. With husband, Len, having left her for another woman, Ann Gilby is finally free to follow her heart. While the neighbours may be scandalised by having a divorcee in their midst, Ann is determined to rise above the local gossip and make a happy home with her former sweetheart, the father of Ann's youngest child. Meanwhile daughters Joy and Sheila are lucky enough to have their menfolk back home but Joy's husband has returned home a broken man from his experiences in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. And Sheila's husband is finding his wartime adventures and travels have made Birmingham feel small by comparison.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Moss Bank Library Novels | Issued | 20/05/2024 | 38055400027303 |
1946: The war might be over but for the Gilby family there are still battles to be fought at home. For Birmingham and the Gilby family the war years have been a time of great change. With husband, Len, having left her for another woman, Ann Gilby is finally free to follow her heart. While the neighbours may be scandalised by having a divorcee in their midst, Ann is determined to rise above the local gossip and make a happy home with her former sweetheart, the father of Ann's youngest child. Meanwhile daughters Joy and Sheila are lucky enough to have their menfolk back home but Joy's husband has returned home a broken man from his experiences in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. And Sheila's husband is finding his wartime adventures and travels have made Birmingham feel small by comparison.