Good afternoon, I’m excited to be finally sharing my review of The Factory Girls Of Lark Lane today. Thanks so much to Kim Nash for being so lovely and understanding when due to a teething baby I couldn’t post yesterday.
The Factory Girls Of Lark Lane is available now in ebook and paperback now. The ebook is currently only £1.99. You can purchase a copy of both here.
Book Synopsis:
1940, Liverpool: Best friends Alice Turner and Millie Markham work for the war effort at Rootes munitions factory, making shell caps and Halifax bombers. Alice’s sweetheart Terry is home from the front for a brief period of leave, and the women are excitedly planning a whirlwind wedding.
But the honeymoon is soon over, and the ever-present air raid sirens quickly bring Alice back down to earth. When a terrible explosion at the factory leads to a tragic death, and a loved one is announced missing in action, it’s only their friendship and the support of the other factory girls which help to keep Alice and Millie’s spirits up.
As the war stretches on with no sign of an ending, can Alice and Millie help one another make it through – and find happiness even in the darkest of times?
The Factory Girls of Lark Lane is a heart-wrenching family saga about women in World War 2, the strength of friendship, and hope. If you’re a fan of Nadine Dorries, Diney Costeloe and Kitty Neale, you’ll love Pam Howes!
My Review:
I’m such a huge fan of this author’s books so was thrilled to be able to read an early copy.
The thing I love most about this author’s books is her ability to take the reader to another time and place so that you feel fully immersed in the story. I felt transported to wartime Liverpool like I was there alongside the girl’s experiencing everything first hand.
The story follows best friends Alice and Millie, their lives both working in the munitions factory and their life outside the factory too. I loved learning a little more about the work they undertook in the factories and the conditions they had to work in. Although I did know that women worked in factories I hadn’t read much about it before so found this part of the story fascinating. The author cleverly includes war events into the story which seem so natural and never forced. I enjoyed learning more about living with rationing and how creative some people had to be to get by.
This was quite a fast read for me as I really loved the story and the characters so wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen to them. There was always something happening or a new bit of historical detail to discover which I loved and kept me turning the pages as I eagerly absorbed it all.
This is the fourth book by this author I have read, having previously loved her Mersey Trilogy. If you like fantastic, well researched historical fiction then you’ll love this book.
Huge thanks to Kim Nash from Bookouture for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
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