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Jen, Katy, Louise and Joyce all live in Lavender Road in London, England. Each has very different aims and ambitions for the future. Jen has her heart set on becoming an actress. Katy secretly hopes to train as a nurse. Louise is determined to escape her domineering parents. Joyce just wants to keep food on the family table. But it’s September 1939, war with Germany is about to be declared, and the world is going to change for ever. Will Jen, Katy, Louise and Joyce’s hopes and dreams all be shattered as London braces itself for war? Or will they find that danger and adversity prove to be the making of them? LAVENDER ROAD is the first book in this highly acclaimed series by popular British novelist Helen Carey. Her characters quickly become your friends. Once you step into Lavender Road you will never want to leave. ‘Unputdownable! Helen Carey’s characters are so real that they live on with you beyond the page. Warm, lively and enriching. Storytelling at its best.’ Western Telegraph ‘A sparkling bit of wartime storytelling.’ London Evening Standard 'Written with a lightness of touch, an emotional integrity and an historical accuracy which has brought her respect from critics and readers alike.' Louis de Bernières 'Superb London wartime saga. Will keep you turning pages long into the night.' Natalie Meg Evans
Genre: Sagas
Genre: Sagas
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