Hope for the Blitz girls / Johanna Bell.
By: Bell, Johanna, (Novelist).
Publisher: London : Hodder, 2024Description: 320 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781399708791 (pbk.) :; 1399708791 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction | General | General Fiction | Modern & contemporary fiction | Second World War fiction | Historical romance | Historical fiction | London (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941 -- FictionSummary: London, October 1940. As German bombers increase their nightly raids on the capital, the Blitz girls must be braver than ever to protect innocent lives and keep the fight against Hitler alive. Dot is finding her independence and takes a full-time role as an ARP warden. As she finds new courage in the blackouts, her past might still be lurking in the shadows. Peggy makes it her mission to help children caught up in the bombing find safety at her parents' large house in the country. When she returns home, however, she realises her own family need her more than ever. Vivian spends every moment not behind the wheel of her ambulance at the bedside of the man she loves. When she is torn between his hospital ward and the site of the latest blast, she faces a heartbreaking choice. Will the girls have the strength to help each other through and keep the light alive in the darkness as each night becomes more dangerous?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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London, October 1940. As German bombers increase their nightly raids on the capital, the Blitz girls must be braver than ever to protect innocent lives and keep the fight against Hitler alive. Dot is finding her independence and takes a full-time role as an ARP warden. As she finds new courage in the blackouts, her past might still be lurking in the shadows. Peggy makes it her mission to help children caught up in the bombing find safety at her parents' large house in the country. When she returns home, however, she realises her own family need her more than ever. Vivian spends every moment not behind the wheel of her ambulance at the bedside of the man she loves. When she is torn between his hospital ward and the site of the latest blast, she faces a heartbreaking choice. Will the girls have the strength to help each other through and keep the light alive in the darkness as each night becomes more dangerous?