03591cam a2200325 4500 553816589 TxAuBib 20220415120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781781855942 1781855943 B011OAIF10 Amazon 18c374d1-5f50-48cd-a435-0896e1e51fbe OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2306123 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gibson, Mary. Gunner Girls and Fighter Boys [Libby] : Bermondsey in the blitz, and two lives changed forever. Head of Zeus, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2517kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 2349kB. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p>An incredible story of ordinary women living extraordinary lives, from the bestselling author of <i>Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts</i>.</p> <p><b>London, 1939.</b></p> <p>As the <b>Blitz</b> hits London, <b>two sisters from Bermondsey</b> find their <b>lives changed beyond all recognition.</b></p> <p><b>May</b> is known to her family as the <b>homing pigeon</b> because of her uncanny sense of direction. She will need it when <b>a bombing raid destroys nearly everything she holds dear</b>. With her home in ruins, she joins the ATS and <b>becomes a gunner girl</b>. Here she finds <b>dangerous work, new friends and rivals – and painful choices in love</b>.</p> <p>May's elder sister, <b>Peggy</b>, is trapped in a <b>stifling marriage</b> to a small-time crook. <b>Amid the chaos of war, a route to freedom</b> suddenly beckons and, along with it, <b>new and passionate love</b>. From the melting pot of war will come <b>hardship and tragedy</b>, as well as <b>new, unexpected friendships and love affairs</b>.</p> <p><b>PRAISE FOR <i>GUNNER GIRLS AND FIGHTER BOYS</i>:</b></p> <p>'I learned so much, as the <b>history of the Second World War was brought alive</b> through <b>vivid writing and wonderful storytelling</b>. From the <b>bomb sites of London</b> to the <b>countryside of Surrey</b>, to the <b>Middle East</b> this is one book which will <b>take you on a journey like no other book ever written</b>' <i>Petra, Amazon reviewer</i>.</p> <p>'A <b>poignant saga</b> of an East End of London family; their <b>lives, loves, and losses</b> during World War 2' <i>Barbara Bee, Amazon reviewer</i>.</p> <p>'She makes <b>Blitz time Bermondsey come to life</b>' <i>Abbie Scanlon, Amazon reviewer</i>.</p> <p>'<b>Transported me back in time with a truly wonderful story</b>. Lots of twists and turns and I absolutely loved the way it captures all the <b>spirit and nostalgia</b> from those times. <b>Love love loved it!</b>' <i>Jojo's, Amazon reviewer</i>.</p> <p>'<b>Gripping to the end. Wartime heartbreak, sadness, short lived happiness and love, you can taste the debris of war and share the odd moments of emotions</b>' <i>Sue Thornton, Amazon reviewer</i>.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-04-15 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=18c374d1-5f50-48cd-a435-0896e1e51fbe&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=18c374d1-5f50-48cd-a435-0896e1e51fbe&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=18c374d1-5f50-48cd-a435-0896e1e51fbe&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)