THE TENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS SERIES‘Emotional and gripping’ Take a BreakDecember 1943 As the war effort gathers steam in Europe, it’s all hands on deck on the home front. Gloria is over the moon to be reunited with her sweetheart Jack. But her sons Bobby and Gordon are away with the Navy and still know nothing of their mother’s divorce and new half-sister. Rosie’s squad … know nothing of their mother’s divorce and new half-sister.
Rosie’s squad of welders must work gruelling hours in the yard as they prepare for the Allied invasion of Normandy. All the while Rosie herself waits anxiously for news of her husband Peter, who is carrying out dangerous work as an undercover operative in France.
Meanwhile welder Dorothy has a feeling that her beau Toby is planning to pop the question when he’s next on leave. But it seems that her head is being turned by someone closer to home…
It will take great strength and friendship if the shipyard girls are to weather the storms to come.
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Praise for Nancy Revell
‘Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!’ Northern Echo
‘Stirring and heartfelt storytelling’ Peterborough Evening Telegraph
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Book 10 of the series is another strongly written book.The author captures the time-period and local area greatly. I love the slang it in book it makes me laugh been been from the area I can image myself in these places. Gloria oh she’s such a doll. Pearl make me laugh so hard she such a feisty character. Lucille, what a cutie pie. These books are great, they put a right smile on my face and I felt really connected to the characters.
The Shipyard Girls on the Home Front by Nancy Revell is the 10th novel in The Shipyard Girls Series. This tale picks up where A Christmas Wish for the Shipyard Girls ends. This is a series that is best read in order (so you can understand the characters and what they have been through). I thought The Shipyard Girls on the Home Front was well-written. The author captures the time-period and locale. I can tell Nancy Revell did her research for this series and especially this book. I like how current events were included. This series has delightful characters (Rosie, Martha, Dorothy, Gloria, Angie, Hannah, and Helen). I look forward to each book in this series so I can find out what is happening next with this group of ladies. This group has dealt with many challenges since the outbreak of war. My attention was caught from the very first page and it was held throughout the book. I enjoy reading about the ladies’ latest experiences. The Shipyard Girls on the Home Front is an emotional novel. When one of the ladies receives devastating news, you need to have a tissue handy. The characters have gone through so much over the course of the series and the war is not over yet. I like how these women have formed a family. They care for each other and look after each other. It is wonderful to read about such a caring group of people. Each book in this series is better than the last. I am eager to read Shipyard Girls Under the Mistletoe. The Shipyard Girls Series would make a great PBS program. The Shipyard Girls on the Home Front is a charming book that has joy, love, grief, loss, humor, drama, and heartache.
The Shipyard Girls on the Home Front by Nancy Revell is an excellent WWII era historical fiction novel that is the tenth installment in the amazing Shipyard Girls series.
If you have not read any of the books in this best-selling series, you are really missing out. While this book can easily be a stand alone (the author does a great job at giving summaries and quick backstories concerning the characters when appropriate), the book is really treasured as part of the series as a whole.
This series follows a group of women tied together by the unique and difficult times of WWII while working in the shipyards in Sunderland, trying to do their part for the war effort, and keep their fellow friends and family afloat.
What a wonderful cast of characters. I have really enjoyed the growth, changes, and storyline developments with the women welders: Gloria, Rosie, Dorothy, Helen, amongst others. There are always ups and downs, changes, and questions involving each story and it really adds to the complexity and interest to each book. It always leaves me wondering what will happen next in the next installment. I always cannot wait to get my hands on the newest book.
While each woman is different in their life circumstances, family situations, and the way they handle obstacles and adversity, they all are similar as well. All want love, acceptance, peace, a place/purpose/home, and all are sacrificing some part of themselves for others and for their country. It makes all these women more real, more honest, more raw. I think that is what draws me back time and time again.
Excellent book as always!
5/5 stars
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