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Secrets of the sewing bee / Kate Thompson.
By: Thompson, Kate.
Publisher: Magna, 2017Edition: Large print edition.Description: 478 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780750543545; 075054354X.Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London -- Fiction | Working class women -- Fiction | Female friendship -- Fiction | East End (London, England) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction | Large type booksOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: Orphan Flossy Brown arrives at Trout's garment factory in Bethnal Green amidst the uncertainty of the Second World War. In 1940s London, each cobbled street is strewn with ghosts of soldiers past, all struggling to make ends meet. Dolly Doolaney, darling of the East End, and infamous tea lady, gives her a particularly warm welcome and helps Flossy settle into wartime life. Dolly sets up a sewing circle and the ladies arm themselves with their needles and set about stitching their way to victory. But when the full force of the Blitz rains down on London, the women of the sewing bee are forced to bear unimaginable horrors.| Item type | Home library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Eccleston Library Large Print | Central Refurbishment | Issued | 21/05/2024 | 38055013118542 |
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Orphan Flossy Brown arrives at Trout's garment factory in Bethnal Green amidst the uncertainty of the Second World War. In 1940s London, each cobbled street is strewn with ghosts of soldiers past, all struggling to make ends meet. Dolly Doolaney, darling of the East End, and infamous tea lady, gives her a particularly warm welcome and helps Flossy settle into wartime life. Dolly sets up a sewing circle and the ladies arm themselves with their needles and set about stitching their way to victory. But when the full force of the Blitz rains down on London, the women of the sewing bee are forced to bear unimaginable horrors.
Adult.